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The fashion industry has lost another icon. Japanese designer Issey Miyake has died, CNN Style reports. He was 84. Miyake's creations stood out to the point that they "defined an era in Japan's ...

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan's biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' black turtlenecks, has died. He was 84.