In the sun-drenched, baking courtyard just outside our Padua shop, among pastel walls and porticos, the colours of an ongoing summer season blend together. Clothes, hats, bags and shoes, all suitable for sultry weather without giving up your grace and originality.

Follow Sari‘s proposals and find out how to wear design clothes and be really feminine …even on sale!

Cauliflower Issey Miyake washed cotton dress, printed with graphic design, featuring a gathered bodice, wide round neck with drawstring, just above knee length, sleeveless, relaxed fit

Trippen thong sandal with doubled soft elk leather straps, ankle strap with velcro fastening, padded footbed

Scha hat in twisted seagrass

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto dress in heavy cotton gauze with shaped bodice and flare skirt, double wrapped straps, side zip fastening, curved hem, calf length shorter at side

Scha hat in double sinamay and cotton

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto hobo bag in treated calf leather, snap fastening, interior pockets, one with zip, fully lined

Marsèll “goccia” treated kangaroo leather lace-up style shoes, open toe, no lace, contrast tone rubber heel

Sacai dress with cotton jersey top and broderie anglaise skirt, low round neck with satin trim, short sleeves, drop drawstring waist and gathered skirt, side pockets, relaxed fit, light grey/white colour

Scha gold coated linen beret, knit cotton edge and lining

Peter Non sabot, Birkenstock style sole, broderie anglais cotton upper, suede lace

Rick Owens light jersey dress in double layer, low round neck, shoulder straps, gathered at the front and back, side slit pockets, self tie belt, knee length

Lgr Lunettes woman’s sun-glasses with shaded grey photochromatic lenses; frame in flexible acetate by Mazzucchelli and lenses by Barberini.

Issey Miyake lengthened pumpkin shape flexible bag in polyester satin with glass coating leather details and shoulder strap, drawstring and magnetic fastener, interior zipped pocket, full lining

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

Pleats Please Issey Miyake pleated jersey dress with stripe design undertone at the back, low round neck, sleeveless, just above knee length

Lgr Lunettes sun-glasses in the style of Onassis with frame in flexible acetate by Mazzucchelli and shaded photochromatic lenses by Barberini ideal for drivers.

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

Cosmic Wonder flowers print patch cotton dress, square neckline with gathered detail, spaghetti straps, elasticated band at rear, calf length

Scha hat in twisted seagrass

Trippen ankle high sandal with cut out design in calf leather, open toes, buckle fastening, rubber sole

Junya Watanabe lace tunic dress with floral embroidery design, boat neck with centre slash, cropped shoulder with side lace panel gathered on the shoulder falling to the hem at the front and back

Scha boater style hat in parasisal vintage, tight- brimmed, limited edition

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

The title chosen for the Pleats Please winter collection is a tribute to the work of the most prominent Mexican architect, Luis Barragàn.

Abstract shapes and lively multicoloured designs on bags, trousers, dresses and sweaters strongly recall that lush and surreal Mexico interpreted by the architecture of the master from Jalisco. The vast wall surfaces painted with bright colors, often crossed by unexpected cracks that offer glimpses of fountains of crystal clear water, are echoed by Issey Miyake’s most famous pleats.

The designer has always personally designed Pleats Please, a range which has always been the subject of his most joyous fantasies. Every season it is devolped by following a guiding theme. If, in the past, the most representative paintings of the Italian Renaissance embraced the entire silhouette in the form of dresses and t-shirts, now the inspiration is clearly Barragàn’s Mexico.

The deep pink of flourishing tropical bougainvillea, the yellow gold of the earth and the bright local houses, or the crisp blue of the cloudless sky and the sparkling blue of the clear waters, dissolve in the volumes of clothing and accessories in high-tech textiles.

In fact, each garment is initially cut and sewn on flat fabric, it is only later, thanks to the extremely advanced techniques that have been patented by the well-known Japanese Maison, that it undergoes the pleating process. In addition to allowing extreme volumetric plasticity, this unique pleating remains intact over time. It is so practical that it can be machine washed and transported anywhere, as it always keeps its shape.

A timeless, poetic product, Pleats Please gives its best when mixed with other suppliers, by completing them with surprising harmony.

Below, a sequence of outfits, from the Ivo Milan‘s shop, worn by Sari and Elena.

First outfit: ‘blue/grey’ hat Nafi; ‘musk green’ overcoat and ‘olive’ scarf Volga Volga; ‘blue pink’ t-shirt Cauliflower; ‘cornflower’ skirt Pleats Please; ‘black’ boot Trippen

Second outfit: ‘orange’ padded hooded gilet Pleats Please; ‘musk green’ overcoat Volga Volga; ‘blue pink’ t-shirt Cauliflower; ‘cornflower’ skirt Pleats Please; ‘black’ boot Trippen

Third outfit: ‘beige’ hat Scha; ‘blue’ asymmetric sweater Oyuna; ‘beige’ pants Pleats Please; ‘black/white’ Marsèll “goccia”

Fourth outfit: ‘light grey’ sweater Cosmic Wonder; ‘beige’ pants Pleats Please; ‘black/white’ boot Marsèll “goccia”

Fifth outfit: ‘black’ hat Nafi; ‘cornflower’ cardigan and ‘black/nut’ scarf Daniela Gregis; ‘beige’ pants Pleats Please; ‘black/white’ boot Marsèll “goccia”

Sixth outfit: ‘burgundy’ hat Scha; ‘black’ blouson Sacai; ‘chestnut’ pants Pleats Please; ‘burgundy’ boot Trippen

Seventh outfit: ‘navy’ hat Scha; ‘indigo’ jacket Junya Watanabe; ‘green’ scarf Cauliflower; ‘multicolor’ pants Pleats Please; ‘blue’ boot Trippen

From Paris showroom, Pleats Please-Issey Miyake F/W 2011-2012, order of Ivo Milan