Dancers Pull Pleated Looks From the Floor for Tate Modern Link-Up

Dancers pulled new clothes straight out of the floor at Tate Modern in London.

The Japanese label Homme Plissé Issey Miyake chose dance, not a catwalk, to reveal a capsule collection, a small limited-edition clothing line, made for the gallery. The designs borrow colours and shapes from The Snail, the 1953 paper cut-out work by French artist Henri Matisse held by the museum, according to Dezeen.

The performance, titled 'One One One', took place on 16 September in The Tanks, Tate Modern's dedicated spaces for live art. It was given by the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, with a set by Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck. The date was confirmed by Designboom.

Dancers began on a surface covered in dark felt. They lifted small cut-out sections to pull out bright pleated garments. Then they put the clothes on and kept dancing.

The pleats are the label's calling card. The cloth is pressed into tight folds that expand with the body and pack flat.

Then came the finale. The cast lifted a large section of the floor to uncover a soft, fabric version of The Snail laid out beneath them.

Tate said in a statement published by Tate that the garments were presented in motion through live improvisation. The London event was the second edition of Issey Miyake's Open Studio programme, a global initiative to present its clothes in places where they have not been seen before.

The design team said it first fastened on The Snail during a visit to Tate Modern last year. The resulting line was developed in collaboration with Tate and went on sale from 17 September for a limited time at Tate Shops and online at shop.tate.org.uk, according to Wallpaper.

What makes this stand out is how literal it is. For fans, this means art you can wear, unveiled by bodies in motion rather than mannequins.