Japanese Fashion Designer Dies Aged 84

• Issey Miyake has died of liver cancer at the age of 84.
• Miyake was born in Japan and was known for designing Steve Jobs’ iconic black turtleneck sweaters. 

The Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died in Tokyo aged 84. 

The Miyake Design Studio announced that the designer died on August 5, stating that his cause of death was liver cancer, the Associated Press reported. 

Miyake was famous for his bold pleated designs and perfumes. He was also known for designing Steve Jobs’ iconic black turtleneck sweaters. 

Writing in a statement obtained by The Guardian on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Issey Miyake Group said that there would be no funeral or memorial service.

“Miyake’s dynamic spirit was driven by a relentless curiosity and desire to convey joy through the medium of design,” the statement read, adding that “as per Mr Miyake’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service.”

Representatives for Issey Miyake did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. 

Miyake was born in Japan on April 22, 1983, according to The New York Times. The publication added that he was a survivor of the Hiroshima automic bombing in 1945, which killed an estimated 140,000 people, according to the organization ICAN.