This season, Yoshiyuki Miyamae, Issey Mikake’s Creative Director, focus on lava, water and land. The brand launched a new strategy toward pre-collections, shifting toward durable wardrobe staples and building-block items in relatively simple shapes, the better to save up drama for the runway. Miyamae made pleating techniques, introducing hints of off-ness that drew these high tech clothes closer to the season’s nature theme. The silhouettes served as a cordial invitation to potential new Miyake fans who might be intimidated by the brand’s more avant-garde looks.