Issey Miyake Pleats Please Monthy Colors: May Shirt

A high neck and a short sleeve is an unusual combination and a very good one: covered at the throat, bare at the arm, so the garment reads as composed rather than casual while still being a warm-weather piece. Vertical pleating holds a narrow line down the body. May sits at the point in the Monthly Colors calendar where the line turns toward summer, and this is the shape that turn produces.

The high neck is what separates it from an ordinary short-sleeved top, and it makes a simple garment look considered.

100% polyester, made in Japan. High neck, short sleeves, vertical pleats.

High neck, short sleeve. Pleated cloth opens in wearing, so there is more room than the flat garment shows.

The pleats are heat-set and permanent, so it washes without losing them. Wash at 30°C or below in a laundry net on a short cycle, or press gently by hand, and never tumble dry, iron, steam, or dry clean. Store it rolled along the direction of the pleats. Our fabric care guide covers polyester and technical cloth.

The Monthly Colors July Shirt and the Monthly Colors August Dress are from the same series. There is more on the house on the Issey Miyake designer page. Everything we carry from Issey Miyake is listed together.