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 Lin Seattle, WA United States No
Browns London, United Kingdom Yes
Browns Men London, United Kingdom 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
Totokaelo Seattle, WA United States Yes
Très Bien Malmö, Sweden Yes
Très Bien Helsingborg, Sweden Yes
U&I Montréal, Quebec Canada Yes

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Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons PLAY, Comme des Garçons SHIRT, Dries Van Noten, Lanvin, Martin Margiela, Stella McCartney, Undercover, Vanessa Bruno, Yohji Yamamoto

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