Nuit d'Issey

2014

The dark inversion of Issey Miyake's aquatic legacy. Leather and incense channeled through Japanese minimalism, proving the house could command the night.

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Sensory Profile

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum

Style Designer

Notable Ingredients

grapefruit bergamot leather black pepper incense tonka bean vetiver patchouli cashmeran

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody

Evolution Moderate

Sillage 6/10

Character

Moods

mysterious bold sophisticated

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

Evening

Thematic Territory

Tokyo after dark — neon reflected on wet asphalt. The house's transparency inverted into shadow and leather.

Era & Context

Modern

A deliberate pivot from the house's aquatic identity. Proved Issey Miyake could speak in darker registers without losing its minimalist DNA. The leather-incense combination nods to traditional Japanese incense culture filtered through contemporary design sensibility.