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Pleats Please Issey Miyake Opens First Milan Pop-Up at 10 Corso Como with Azure Colors Series

exhibition · 2026-09-21

From September 10 to October 11, 2026, Pleats Please Issey Miyake launched its inaugural pop-up shop at 10 Corso Como in Milan. The venue boasts a striking cobalt blue floor and white quilted walls, complemented by cloud-shaped display tables. A curved rail exhibits six variations from the Azure Colors series: Pale White, Pale Blue, Azure Blue, Middle Blue, Deep Blue, and Navy Blue. The collection encompasses tops, dresses, skirts, trousers, and stoles in all these hues. This Milan event is part of a broader initiative across four countries, with Shanghai's West Bund Central debuting on September 21, followed by Central Chidlom in Bangkok and Aoyama in Tokyo on October 1. Online purchases are available exclusively through the ISSEY MIYAKE Europe store.

Key facts

  • Pleats Please Issey Miyake's first Milan pop-up is open at 10 Corso Como from September 10 to October 11, 2026.
  • The Azure Colors series features six shades: Pale White, Pale Blue, Azure Blue, Middle Blue, Deep Blue, and Navy Blue.
  • The collection includes two tops, two dresses, two skirts, one pair of trousers, and large and small stoles.
  • The pop-up is the first of a four-country rollout: Milan, Shanghai, Bangkok, and Tokyo.
  • Shanghai's West Bund Central opened on September 21; Bangkok's Central Chidlom and Tokyo's Aoyama store open on October 1.
  • Milan is the only European venue; online sales are limited to the ISSEY MIYAKE Europe store, with dresses priced at €310 and €450.
  • Pleat studies first appeared in the ISSEY MIYAKE women's collection in 1988, and Pleats Please launched as an independent brand for Spring/Summer 1994.
  • The Via Bagutta flagship hosted The Paper Log: Shell and Core during Milan Design Week in April, with Satoshi Kondo of MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO stating the aim was to create something "for the ease and poetry of everyday life, as Miyake intended."

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Pleats Please Issey Miyake
  • 10 Corso Como
  • ISSEY MIYAKE
  • MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO
  • Apple
  • West Bund Central
  • Central Chidlom
  • ISSEY MIYAKE Europe

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Shanghai
  • China
  • Bangkok
  • Thailand
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Corso Como 10
  • Via Bagutta
  • Aoyama

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