From The Straits Times    |

PARIS – Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake presented a shimmering, landscape-inspired collection of vibrant checks and stripes for Autumn Winter 2013 at Paris Fashion Week.

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Bright colours at Issey Miyake Autumn Winter 2013. Images: Showbit

In a departure from the restrained palettes of many of the other collections for Autumn Winter 2013, bright hues of green, pink, red, yellow and blue dominated the Issey Miyake show.

Aerial landscapes reflected in the clothes were described by the house as “an ever-changing mosaic of vibrantly coloured flower meadows, fields of golden wheat, the dark green of forests, the reflections of deep mirrored lakes, creating moving chequered patterns”.

With the emphasis on clothes and fabric matching “the shape and movement of the body”, there were flowing flared skirts, voluminous coats and double breasted jackets.

Colours were not the only cheering aspect of the show with models instructed backstage to abandon catwalk norms and “smile” on their way down the runway, a spokeswoman said.

Eye-catching looks included shimmering floor-length striped skirts in red and lilac or blue and green with low waistbands and polo-neck tops as well as wide-legged trousers with striped side pleats.

Issey Miyake Autumn Winter 2013 will be available in Singapore from the boutique at Hilton Hotel Singapore #02-07/10, 581 Orchard Road, Tel: 6304 1352. For more information about Issey Miyake, go to www.club21global.com/issey-miyake.