Junya Watanabe Homme S/S 2006 Paris

[Mr-Dale]

I've always kind of felt that there is a thin line between Junya and CDG, actually, and now is no acception. As faust put out above, the Junya is not always there and definetly not when he puts in Lacoste polos. That is just, well, something I do not like, to put it like that. I must admit that some of the coats I am seeing here are realy good. I'd wear them. And I realy like the first pic in the second post too.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

I like it, not as much as last season though. I reall love those jackets. I think Junya makes some of the best jackets around.

 

[Johnny]

I think up till now there has in fact been a very clear line between the two labels, but Faust and Mr Dale are right, it's very difficult to spot now. This in fact looks like a cross between Homme Plus (esp SS 04) and last couple of CDG Shirt collections. I still like it though. The best bits will be in the detail as usual with Junya.

 

[MulletProof]

the black jacket in the first post is really nice . and some of the green ones as well

other than that, the rest is a bit dull to me.


off topic but..could some of the mods specify that this is the menswear thread?

 

[Estella*]

^done , thanks for the hint, mullet.
all in all i think i like it best from this year's men's collections but it doesn't strike me as particularly great. i think i feel similarly puzzled as helena(with the menswear in general) and, yes kit, i know the presentation plays a part, too...

 

[orlem]

Come on Junya... you can do better than that... utterly boring and more so with Lacoste all over the place.

 

[travolta]

i think that first model is pretty striking. i think he makes the outfit..esp. that top hat ensemble... junya always has nice cuts.

 

[Lena]

its a clear commercial attempt and i'd really like to touch the fabrics up close, they seem more than cotton twill but then, who knows..
i quite liked* it on the whole and mainly the overstiching touch

*including the lacoste concept when/if it is presened reworked
if only they styed with fred perry it was going to be more interesting.

finally i always spot the difference between Rei and Junya's lines
Junya is more 'commercial' and down to earth,
with more detailed approach and 'easily acceptable' lines

thanks for the pictures guys

 

[nqth]

It is the use of fabric and colours that makes the line between H+ and JW, imo. JW is always "sweeter", more quiet, neither angry or "raw". This is no exception, imo.

 

[Spacemiu]

finally a good collection for Junya man, after the past 2. It's a little to simple for me, but I think the stiching and fabrics will be very intresting up close.

I hate the lacost polos , it seems like everything CDG/Junya is not.

I think the red label could be Dickies (?).

 

[haruki]

Ah ha, a Dickies and Carhart colabo perhaps? A riff on workwear this season....with some Izod thrown in for some reason. I think there are some great looking pieces here. Junya Watanabe never lets me down.

 

[travolta]

^ dickies and carhartts are really nice looking..makes sense for junya

 

[faust]

I think up till now there has in fact been a very clear line between the two labels, but Faust and Mr Dale are right, it's very difficult to spot now. This in fact looks like a cross between Homme Plus (esp SS 04) and last couple of CDG Shirt collections. I still like it though. The best bits will be in the detail as usual with Junya.

I completely agree, and that is exactly why I was surprised and noticed it.

 

[Stenberg]

I don't like this collection at all. except from the hat sexy look

 

[nqth]

Fantastic sneaker, laced without laces :-P

from http://jstylecom.exblog.jp/3386898

The polos from http://laf2005.exblog.jp/2487084

and from http://gdeh2007.exblog.jp/3023557

 

[seeing_double]

^I like the sneakers, although they are just a tweaked version of john varvatos for converse.

 

[Fade to Black]

The Converse style sneaker is nice and fits well with the classic american gear theme of the collection, however I can't say I'm keen on that polo...I mean I wouldn't mind it as a piece if it was priced accordingly as a Lacoste polo, but at 300+ euros I'm not seeing what differentiates that from a regular Lacoste other than some play on logo placement/button positioning.

 

[Johnny]

Thanks nqth - like the sneaks a lot, but they will be v expensive too I think. Also I have to say that when I saw these on the runway I thought they were just converse Purcells. I agree with FtB on the polos.......don't see the reason for the high price point. I think this more and more with Junya - the additional elements he adds seem to require such a dramitic price shift.

 

[nqth]

You are welcome Johnny:-)

I remember I was asking if the polos are made from cashmere:-) when I heard the price. It's might be with the hand made - rework issue, tho. Maybe there will be the "regular", cheaper ones?

 

[tricotineacetat]

nqth, thanks for posting these pictures.

I have always felt that re-working the most classic and staple of pieces was most interesting since everybody could relate to it, after all, these are sort of pop-cultural iconics that almost everybody already owned and wore (although I must admit that I have never owned a single polo shirt in my life) ... HOWEVER, and I think that is the biggest of problems here, these are almost none-design that do not justify a designer price tag. Believe it or not, but converse themselves had similar non-lace up chucks that looked a little deconstructed, obviously for a much cheaper pricepoint than these will actually go for (Yoox had them if I remember correctly). As for the Polo, it´s only the button line which goes a little deeper than usual, I don´t see the Junya input, I am afraid.

I think Undercover is sometimes really good at doing pieces like these, I remember that collection where he only showed twins wearing identical outfits, one normal and one distorted, and the NYC t-shirts, the one that almost every tourist is buying, turned out so nicely in the outsize version. That for me was a very witty touch. One must always cross a fine line between genius and banalism, and I think as far as these "merchandise" designs from Junya are concerned, it didn´t work out properly.