Junya Watanabe
- A graduate of Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo Junya Watanabe joined Comme des Garçons in 1984.
- Watanabe started designing under his own name in 1992, initially focusing on womenswear and adding a menswear collection in 2000.
- Building upon the heritage of avant-garde, deconstructionist designs at Comme des Garçons, Watanabe presents season after season of conceptual, boundary pushing collections.
- The label is particularly known for its embrace of high-tech fabrics, and its intermingling of streetwear idioms into the high-fashion world. Indeed, Watanabe has collaborated with Levi's, Converse, Lacoste and Nike, among other household names.
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Junya Watanabe Men's Fall 2007
Junya Watanabe Women's Spring 2008
Junya Watanabe Women's Fall 2008
Blog Posts Mentioning Junya Watanabe
Lil Shop: Comme des Garcons' guerilla stores are meant to be temporary experiments in avant-garde retail. But in the case of the very first guerilla...(11 April 2008)
Junya Watanabe for Comme des Garcons Shirt: Junya Watanabe for Comme Des Garcons women's dress shirt at Impulse ($358)(11 March 2008)
Harputs Market Online: While the denizens of San Francisco seem to consider every day casual Friday, Harputs Market has been steadfastly bringing avant-garde design to...(05 November 2007)
DSM Updates: In its latest newsletter, Dover Street Market has announced the spring's new spaces and collections. There will, of course, be the latest...(23 January 2007)
Stores Carrying Junya Watanabe
| Store | Location | E-Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia | Laguna Beach, CA United States | Yes |
| Betty Blue | Seattle, WA United States | No |
| Comme des Garçons | New York, NY United States | No |
| Dover Street Market | Tokyo, Japan | Yes |
| Dover Street Market | London, United Kingdom | Yes |
| Ikram | Chicago, IL United States | No |
| Joan Shepp | Philadelphia, PA United States | Yes |
| Nida | San Francisco, CA United States | No |
| Relish | Washington, DC United States | No |
| TNT Man | Toronto, ON Canada | No |
| TNT Woman | Toronto, ON Canada | No |
| TNT Woman | Toronto, ON Canada | No |
Stores That Carry Junya Watanabe Also Carry
Ann Demeulemeester, Azzedine Alaïa, Comme des Garçons, Lanvin, Marni, Martin Margiela, Miu Miu, Stella McCartney, Undercover, Yohji Yamamoto
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