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A-POC by Issey Miyake & Dai Fujiwara,
Raw-Edge Fringed Knit,
c. 1999-2002
c. 1999-2002
$ 340.00
Color: Aubergine
Size: 2
Measurements:
Chest - Waist - Hip - Shoulder - Length - Sleeve
64 - 64 - 70 - 45 - 60 - 65
* All measurements in centimeters, measured flat, doubled where applicable
Color: Aubergine
Size: 2
Measurements:
Chest - Waist - Hip - Shoulder - Length - Sleeve
64 - 64 - 70 - 45 - 60 - 65
* All measurements in centimeters, measured flat, doubled where applicable
A-POC [“A Piece of Cloth”]. Issey Miyake & Dai Fujiwara. Long-sleeve crewneck in a deep aubergine nylon-cotton-polyurethane knit. Cut from A-POC’s signature computer-programmed knit tube. This garment outline is pre-woven, then cut free, edges left raw. Fringed raw edges at neckline, hem and cuffs. Fine-gauge stretch jersey with slight sheen. Style ref AP43-KK444. Size 2. Made in Japan.
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Notes
Maker: issey miyake inc.
Line: a-poc (a piece of cloth)
Designers: Issey Miyake & Dai Fujiwara (system co-authors)
Era: concept 1997–98, commercial launch 1999; this piece c. 1999–2002
Technique: single-thread industrial knit tube, garment cut from the cloth — zero-waste, non-unravelling raw edges
Motifs: fringed cut edges at neck / hem / cuffs, monochrome aubergine
Origin: Made in Japan (Miyake Design Studio, Tomigaya, Tokyo)
Refs: AP43-KK444 / size 2 / 60% nylon, 36% cotton, 4% polyurethane
Institutions: MoMA (A-POC Queen Textile, 1997), Cooper Hewitt, Vitra Design Museum
Construction: factory-woven raw edge, cut-from-tube = original A-POC method, not reworked
Good condition