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Steve Jobs’s Mock Turtleneck Gets a Second Life
The techno-savvy monk’s uniform lives on.
The Semi-Dull T, out in July from Issey Miyake, will retail for $270.
Photographer: Ted Cavanaugh for Bloomberg Pursuits, Stylist: Chloe Daley
Of the many technological and artistic triumphs of the fashion designer Issey Miyake—from his patented pleating to his soulful sculptural forms—his most famous piece of work will end up being the black mock turtleneck indelibly associated with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
The model was retired from production in 2011, after Jobs’s death, but in July, Issey Miyake Inc.—the innovative craftsman’s eponymous clothing brand—is releasing a $270 garment called the Semi-Dull T. It’s 60 percent polyester, 40 percent cotton, and guaranteed to inspire déjà vu.