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Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (died 2022)
Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, notably the Pleats, Please line, exhibitions and fragrances such as L'eau d'Issey. Returning to Tokyo in 1970, he founded the Miyake Design Studio, a high-end producer of women's fashion.
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Issey Miyake was born in 1938. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Issey Miyake's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1938 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,100 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,800 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 129.8M | 341 million |
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