Miyake Is Credited For Apple Cofounder Steve Jobs's Black Turtle Neck Sweater And Grace Jones's Coats

The Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, best known as the creator of Steve Jobs's turtle neck sweaters and Grace Jones's coats, has died at the age of 84 from Liver Cancer.

Born in Hiroshima during WWII, Miyake was only 7 when the US dropped the atomic bomb named Little Boy in 1945.

Since the atomic bomb dropped on his home town, Miyake never liked talking about it, stating in a 2009 New York Times article: "I do not want to be known as the designer who survived the atomic bomb".

During the 1960s, Miyake became an apprentice for French fashion designers Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy.

They taught Miyake everything about fashion and how to get the best quality out of clothing, following the end of his apprenticeship he moved to New York City briefly before returning to Japan in 1970.

It was upon Miyake's return to Japan that he founded the Miyake Design Studio, which received funding from Laroche.

He quickly became successful with the techniques he'd learnt whilst in France, and by the mid 1980s supplied singer/songwriter/activist/artist/dancer/actress Grace Jones with coats uniquely tailored to the Jamaican's liking. 

In the early 2000s, he began working on more trendy styles of the time, resulting in him creating a series of turtle neck sweaters, which became popular in the US after Apple cofounder Steve Jobs started wearing them daily following a visit to the Miyake Design Studio.

According to Japanese media, Miyake's family will be holding a private funeral in his native Hiroshima.