Issey Miyake from Japan

Which Issey Miyake lines are sold in Japan, and what do they cost to ship?

Issey Miyake is sold as a set of separately named lines, and Japanese sellers list by line: PLEATS PLEASE for the women's pleated line, HOMME PLISSÉ for the men's, BAO BAO for the triangle-piece bags, me for the stretch-pleat tops, and ISSEY MIYAKE for the main collection. All of the pleated garments are light and pack flat, and a BAO BAO bag is light too, so the shipping side of an Issey Miyake order is small and the saving comes from consolidating several pieces into one parcel. At order time you pay the yen price, OneMall's service fee, shown before you confirm, and the seller's domestic shipping if charged; the international shipping is chosen and paid when the parcel leaves our Japan warehouse; import duty, if your country charges it, is collected on delivery. The brand's Japanese stores and online shop deliver inside Japan only; OneMall gives you the Japanese address, pays in yen and forwards from that warehouse.

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What size is a PLEATS PLEASE "3"?

A numeric size on the brand's own scale, and because the pleated fabric stretches, the number is a looser guide than on other brands. PLEATS PLEASE and HOMME PLISSÉ use numbers such as 2, 3, 4 and 5, and Japanese sellers list the 実寸 measurements in centimetres alongside them; compare body length and width against a pleated piece you own, or against a stretchy garment, since flat width understates how the pleats wear.

• サイズ 3 / サイズ 4 — brand numeric size
• 着丈 / 身幅 — body length / width, measured flat on the pleats
• 股下 / ウエスト — inseam / waist on pleated trousers
• フリーサイズ — one size, on some me pieces

What do プリーツ落ち and パーツ剥がれ mean on an Issey Miyake listing?

プリーツ落ち (pleats dropped) means the pleats have loosened or flattened in places, which is the condition note specific to PLEATS PLEASE and HOMME PLISSÉ, and パーツ剥がれ or パーツ浮き means one or more of the triangle pieces on a BAO BAO bag is peeling or lifting from the mesh. Both are named because they decide the item's appearance and are hard to see in a front-on photo, so ask for close-ups before ordering.

• プリーツ落ち / プリーツ甘い — pleats dropped / loosened
• パーツ剥がれ / パーツ浮き / パーツ割れ — BAO BAO piece peeling / lifting / cracked
• 色移り — colour transfer, on light BAO BAO colours
• 毛羽立ち — surface fuzzing on pleated fabric
• 美品 / 未使用 — fine condition / unused

What are the BAO BAO lines called in Japanese listings?

By the pattern line's name in katakana: ルーセント (Lucent) for the classic glossy triangles, プリズム (Prism) for the matte version, and the seasonal lines by their own names. Sellers add the bag shape — トート, ショルダー, クラッチ — and the colour, and describe the triangle pieces with パーツ剥がれ or パーツ浮き when any are lifting.

Where is Issey Miyake sold in Japan?

New at the brand's Japanese stores, its online shop and department stores, all domestic-only; secondhand on Mercari and Rakuma for PLEATS PLEASE, HOMME PLISSÉ and BAO BAO, on Yahoo Auctions for archive main-line pieces, and shop-graded at 2nd STREET and ZOZOTOWN's used section. A product page from the online shop can be pasted as a link.

How do I search for Issey Miyake in Japanese?

By line name in katakana, because sellers rarely write the designer's name on a PLEATS PLEASE or BAO BAO listing. イッセイミヤケ finds the main line; the sub-lines need their own words.

• プリーツプリーズ / オムプリッセ — the pleated lines
• バオバオ ルーセント / プリズム — BAO BAO by pattern line
• イッセイミヤケ / 三宅一生 — the main line, in katakana or kanji
• me イッセイミヤケ — the stretch-pleat line
• 未使用 / 美品 / プリーツ落ちなし — unused / fine / pleats intact