In a transformative debut, IM Men Issey Miyake’s Fall Winter 2025 collection, “Fly with IM Men,” emerged as a profound meditation on the architecture of clothing and human movement. Unveiled on January 23, 2025, within the hallowed stone walls of Le Réfectoire des Cordeliers—a 16th-century monastery in Paris that whispered centuries of contemplative history—the collection was far more than a mere fashion statement. It was a philosophical exploration of garment design that channelled the late Issey Miyake’s revolutionary “a piece of cloth” concept.
The venue itself became a canvas for technological poetry. A mesmerising robotic installation by renowned designer Tokujin Yoshioka anchored the presentation, featuring a slowly articulating robotic arm that delicately manipulated a black square—a kinetic metaphor mirroring the collection’s central narrative. As models traversed the historic space, the robotic arm moved with a deliberate, almost meditative rhythm, echoing the collection’s fundamental principle of clothing as a dynamic, living entity.
Since its inception in 2021, IM Men has consistently challenged conventional fashion paradigms. This collection represented the design team’s most ambitious statement yet—a seamless fusion of engineering precision and sartorial imagination. Each garment was conceived not as a static piece of clothing, but as a living, breathing extension of the human form. Fabrics seemed to defy gravitational expectations, flowing and transforming with an almost supernatural grace that blurred the lines between textile, technology, and human movement.
The square motif—prominently featured in both the robotic installation and several key garments—emerged as a symbolic thread throughout the collection. It represented a geometric meditation on form, structure, and the potential for liberation within seemingly rigid constraints. Garments appeared to float and undulate, challenging traditional notions of weight, structure, and sartorial boundaries.
What distinguished this collection was its radical approach to garment construction. Rather than treating clothing as a fixed entity, the IM Men design team reimagined each piece as a dynamic, responsive system. Fabrics were engineered to move with the body, creating a dialogue between the wearer and the worn. This approach transcended mere aesthetic innovation, presenting a profound reconsideration of how clothing interacts with human physicality.
