Pleats Please

He presented his first show in Paris three years later, thus paving the way for Japanese creations. Issey Miyake developed an easy-to-wear and easy-to-care-for style. In the early 1990s, the Japanese designer shook up the codes of fashion with L’Eau d’Issey, a fragrance as pure as a drop of water. In 2012, Issey Miyake unveiled Pleats Please, a woody floral scent that echoes the designer's collection of the same name.

Issey Miyake’s pleats

Before becoming a perfumer, Issey Miyake was above all a highly talented designer. Among his many successes, the famous pleated fabric became iconic thanks to his first collection in 1989. In the fashion world, these pleats are known as Pleats Please. Recognized since the 20th century, this pleating technique is used all over the world, and Issey Miyake pays tribute here to international fashion. Issey Miyake reclaimed pleating by giving it a modern touch, bringing together a new fashion, an unusual practicality and creativity. This passion for Pleats Please is now carried through by Issey Miyake into his perfumes. Pleats Please is a concentrate of energy, a dynamic fragrance that encourages the body to express itself.

The floral-fruity notes of Pleats Please

Pleats Please aims to be an ultra-joyful fragrance that expresses a feeling of freedom. Between classic and modern, Pleats Please is a timeless and light perfume. Pleats Please opens on the fruity note of nashi, a Japanese fruit situated between apple and pear. The heart is composed of peony, paired with sweet pea and indole, a slightly animalic floral note naturally present in jasmine. The base is deep and woody, composed of patchouli, vanilla, Atlas cedar and woody notes. White musks wrap the whole in a delicate sensuality. The bottle features an ultra-modern design. Shaped like a multi-faceted polyhedron in a pinkish orange color, the bottle gives the impression of a crumpled fabric floating in the wind. The name of the perfume is written in red in 3D. It is topped with a white cabochon shaped like a flower calyx.

Fashion should be joyful… When people fall in love, they want to sing, to laugh, to give… We wanted to share this feeling with as many people as possible, and that is how Pleats Please was born. Issey Miyake truly wanted a joyful fragrance, full of color and emotion, full of life. The notes reflect this, being ultra sparkling. The bottle is highly original and echoes the pleats, a true passion of Issey Miyake. A magnificent fragrance.