Fashion house · 
Japan · Since 1970
Issey Miyake
JapanSay it ISS-ay mee-YAH-kay
Clean, watery scents from a Tokyo designer; L'Eau d'Issey (1992), meant to smell like water, and its 1994 men's version are its best known.
Issey Miyake, born in Hiroshima, founded the Miyake Design Studio in Tokyo in 1970 and became known for pleated clothes. His first perfume, L'Eau d'Issey, came in 1992; Shiseido makes the perfumes under licence. Miyake died in 2022.
Owned by
Issey Miyake Inc., the Japanese company he founded. Shiseido makes its perfumes under licence. Checked September 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · isseymiyakeparfums.com · nstperfume.comThe story · en.wikipedia.org · corp.shiseido.comOwned by · en.wikipedia.org · corp.shiseido.comThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org · nstperfume.com
3 of the 13 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
All 3 here
3 perfumes · the best known first
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme1994 · Eau de Toilette · For men · Mid-range $$Sharp yuzu, lemon and tangerine with a watery lily note and nutmeg, over sandalwood, vetiver and amber.
L'Eau d'Issey1992 · Eau de Toilette · For women · wearers say women · Mid-range $$Fresh rose and watery lotus blossom opening onto lily and white flowers, drying down to soft, precious woods.
Le Sel d'Issey2024 · Eau de Toilette · For men · Mid-range $$Briny seaweed and a salt accord with spicy ginger, over mossy oakmoss, cedar and dry, mineral vetiver.Its perfumers here: Jacques Cavallier (2), Quentin Bisch.