Junya Watanabe

Jun Watanabe x atmos x TAMIYA x Reebok Pump Fury & RC Car

April 20, 2012Style8 comments4178 Views
For Spring/Summer 2011, Jun Watanabe, toymaker TAMIYA and Japanese retailer atmos have collaborated on the Reebok Insta Pump Fury as well as a limited edition RC Car. Featuring similar design inspiration that we've seen from Watanabe and atmos in the past, the upper has been...

vendor DAY TRIP Editorial

April 9, 2012Style1 comment2435 Views
Japanese retailer vendor recently set out to produce a lookbook featuring pieces from some of the retailer's most popular brands. Entitled "DAY TRIP" and shot in and around Tokyo's Meguro by photographer Kenta Sawada, the editorial showcases a number of items from the...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN 2012 February New Releases

February 24, 2012Style3 comments6669 Views
An apprentice under the watchful eyes of COMME des GARCON founder Rei Kawakubo, Junya Watanabe started out as a pattern maker in 1987, before working his way through the ranks at CDG to be given his own in-house label in 1993. It was from that point that Watanabe's signature...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN x Levi’s 1966 JWXX Customized

February 5, 2012Style12 comments6822 Views
Two heavyweights that have been persistent on the collaborative front, Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN and Levi's join forces to release a style far removed from the days of raw 501s. The 1966 JWXX Customized takes a more modern approach to a classic brand with the obvious...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN Wool Alpaca Coat

December 26, 2011Style7 comments2572 Views
Fusing in important design points from the timeless pea coat silhouette to create this warm outerwear piece this season, Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN presents this Wool Alpaca Coat as part of the label’s most recent drops. In an all-black colorway, the coat features a...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN 2012 Spring/Summer Preview

December 24, 2011Style20 comments11349 Views
To coincide with SENSE choosing Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN as its "Selected Brand of the Month," the magazine also brings us a preview of the 2012 spring/summer collection. The editorial highlights bright colored jackets mixed in with classic worker-styled pants and...

Slam Jam 2011 Winter “Portra” Lookbook

November 24, 2011Style3 comments2509 Views
Highly respected Italian streetwear purveyor Slam Jam unveils its latest editorial this season, called "Portra." This series of images feature a strong range of Japanese brands with the likes of uniform experiment, Nanamica, Junya Watanabe, UNDERCOVER, White Mountaineering and...

LN-CC 2011 Fall/Winter “MENS 002” Lookbook

November 23, 2011Style2 comments2216 Views
London-based lifestyle boutique LN-CC unveils its Fall/Winter 2011 “MENS 002” lookbook collection. The arrangement arrives on the heels of the retailer’s recent MENS 001 installment, and features another extensive pictorial of the shop’s impressive brand list....

GRIND Magazine: Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN 2011 Fall/Winter Editorial

October 5, 2011Style1 comment232 Views
This month's GRIND magazine contains an editorial highlighting items from the 2011 fall/winter collection by Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN. Knit pieces are featured heavily including a knit jacket with leather sleeves, a duffel coat, and several sweaters. A collaboration...

End Clothing: JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARCONS MAN 2011 Fall/Winter Collection

September 20, 2011Style4 comments334 Views
End Clothing highlights the Fall/Winter 2011 collection of Junya Watanabe MAN COMME des GARCONS through this editorial. Showcasing this season’s wardrobe staples from the Watanabe-headed label’s offerings, End Clothing's selected pieces include button-front shirts, a duffle...

JUNYA WATANABE eYe COMME des GARCONS x Porter 2011 Fall/Winter Backpacks

July 14, 2011Style2 comments225 Views
As the result of another collaboration between JUNYA WATANABE eYe COMME des GARCONS and Japanese label Porter, these backpacks have been released as part of the Fall/Winter 2011 collection. Each of the two backpacks features a large zippered main compartment with a mid-size...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN x Mackintosh Capsule Collection

July 12, 2011Style15 comments176 Views
After we exclusively revealed their upcoming release with A Bathing Ape, Mackintosh are back with a new collaboration, this time with Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN. Junya Watanabe has taken the classic Royal Mail jacket and given it his own twist by adding some large...

Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN x Tricker’s 2011 Fall/Winter Footwear Collection

July 12, 2011Style18 comments150 Views
Once again, Junya Watanabe COMME des GARCONS MAN collaborates with highly regarded English shoes manufacturer, Tricker's. This time we have two new designs - firstly, a 7-hole boot that comes with a classically-stitched suede upper sat upon a large one-piece Vibram crafted...

Junya Watanabe 2012 Spring/Summer Collection

June 24, 2011Style53 comments748 Views
Junya Watanabe's collections for COMME des GARCONS under his eponymous line have varied in inspiration by huge extents over the years; however, they always maintain the designer's signature quirky takes on heritage garments as well as his painstaking, and patently Japanese,...

Asics Gel Lyte III by Junya Watanabe

June 15, 2011Style42 comments100 Views
Japanese designer Junya Watanabe may be famous for his high-fashion collections under the COMME Des GARCONS label, but he is no stranger to collaborative sneaker design. After working with Converse back in 2007, he has recently unveiled a partnership with ASICS using the...