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June 2, 2006

Wear A Chair?

Imagine kicking back in your favorite chair that sits in your apartment the next time you fly across the country; or, wearing your jeans inside out…as they’re supposed to be worn. Keep imagining and, if you’re like me, the desire of ever traveling in first class or changing out of your most comfortable demin quickly wanes.

This wacky idea of wearing a chair and reversible jeans may sound a bit odd to most of you, but it makes a whole lot of sense to Issey Miyake and his contingent of forward-thinking followers. Miyake is a Japanese fashion designer whose cutting-edge innovation -- A-POC technology and ‘chair wear’ -- is spicing up a rather insipid industry. By integrating home furnishing and fashion industry practices, Miyake’s style offers the comforts of home away from home and introduces to us all the potential new face of fashion and garment production for the 21st century, whereby traditional production processes of sweatshops around the world may become obsolete.

Check out the entire article here.

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