While Junya Watanabe’s relentless collaborations with brands such as New Balance and The North Face leave me cold, I have marginally more interest in Junya’s tailored pieces; ideally when he’s making tailoring do things you don’t expect tailoring to do. The key word buried in… Read More
At odds with yesterday’s VISVIM denim simplicity, here’s a profoundly busy and serpentine rendering from Comme’s head boy Junya Watanabe. Is it me or is Watanabe’s work looking dated? Has it in fact for some time? While the North Face backpack cum coats grab the… Read More
Another season, another selection of Junya Watanabe workwear shirts. I’ve got to come clean, I’ve never owned one. Mostly because they’re bananas-expensive. But also because come sale time, there are only size smalls left, or styles that are so dangerously gaudy you’re not allowed to… Read More
The organic curves on this T-shirt contrast pleasantly with the almost Brutalist squares, and rectangles that make up munch of current menswear. I can see this worn effectively beneath an Engineered Garments BDU Jacket – the rounded, natural shapes, just visible as the grid-pocketed coat… Read More
Where do you stand on the idea of ‘wearing’ a blanket? I guess unremarkably, I tend to stand lying down underneath one. I find when accessorised with pillows and a bed they create a useful environment for nodding the fuck off. Junya Watanabe is going… Read More
In some respects this is the ideal Junya Watanabe piece. Basically a sweatshirt, with some stuff on it. Easy to wear, fundamentally useful, not too ridiculous. It’s also priced comparatively reasonably (and I really do mean comparatively) based on his usual swing-ticket policy. It’s £255.… Read More
