On March 4th, ISSEY MIYAKE, designed by Yoshiyuki Miyamae, held its 2016-17 Autumn/Winter collection show in a special tent in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. The collection, titled "BEYOND," featured two main series: "PRISM x Baked Stretch" and "OPTICAL x 3D Steam Stretch." The former is an evolution of Baked Stretch, which involves printing a special glue onto fabric and expanding it with heat to create free-form pleats. The latter is a variation of 3D Steam Stretch, which shrinks fabric with steam. Even within the series, pieces exhibited completely different expressions, including those baked with geometric lines, those baked in concentric circles, Steam Stretch with pleats at different angles, and Steam Stretch with swirling shapes. Overall, the collection was graphic and sculptural. The brand's power to propose never-before-seen materials was still alive and well. In between, basic items such as coats made using traditional pleating techniques and patchwork shirts were sandwiched in between, adding depth to the collection.

The background music was provided by Ei Wada of Open Reel Ensemble, who performed Pachelbel's Canon live together with Yu Yoshida using a "ventilation fan sizer". The excitement reached a climax towards the end, resulting in a moving finale.