Junya Watanabe – Fall/Winter 2009 – Leather Shoes
Junya Watanabe’s Fall/Winter 2009 runway invitation read “no hunting, no fishing, no firearms”, and ironically, that’s what the collection’s looks seem to be all about (minus the firearms, of course.) The hunter is reintroduced into the city life with a range of remade classic sportswear items. That’s … READ MORE
Junya Watanabe COMME des GARçONS – Beige Suede Boots
It is a time for Fields and Streams as designer Junya Watanabe takes a fancy at the sporting of hunting for Fall 2009. Contemporary updates to padded sports coat, quilted hunting vest, and this modern interpretation of hunting boots. Handcrafted in Japan, brogued finishes on plush suede … READ MORE
Junya Watanabe – Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
Rei Kawakubo’s protege, Junya Watanabe, detracts from the futuristic deconstructionism which notably defines the style of COMME des GARCONS, and aims for nuanced nostalgia for his own line on the runway. For the past couple of seasons, the characters Watanabe had tapped into evolved from the early … READ MORE
BARACUTA X Junya Watanabe COMME des GARçONS – Vintage Fit G4 Jacket
In an environment as volatile as the fashion industry, only a handful of cult classics survived the true tests of taste and time. The BARACUTA G9 Original Harrington Jacket is one of these rare fashion veterans who managed to survive the war, and then, the dotcom crash. … READ MORE
Junya Watanabe – COMME des GARçONS x Tricker’s
With a propensity of re-introduce classics to the masses, Junya Watanabe of COMME des GAR ‡ONS recently partnered with British footwear maker Tricker’s in their interpretation of a wingtip oxfords. Founded by Joseph Tricker in 1829, the company prides itself by continuing the same labor-intensive process of … READ MORE
