Junya Watanabe Men's F/W 06.07 Paris

[jefei]

I doubt that's where he got his inspiration from. What's "reli" anyway?

really....

it's too scary...he should get it from a new MV!

 

[nqth]

^^ it's Taxi Driver (Robert de Niro) , a Martin Scorsese's film

 

[arlekindearrabal]

military influences as a mainstay on jw menswear?? nice... but the camo has got to go away, at least for a while

 

[nqth]

^ why?

 

[fourboltmain]

What would save this if he did different fabrics, but most of it looks like straight out of the army surplus stores .

Agreed. At least at the surplus store the fabric is legit. And as far as the cuts go, real BDU's and such are infinitely adjustable.

 

[CommeComme]

I will admit I dont like the collection either with the exception of a few pieces without camo. However, as usual with Comme des Garcons there is more philosophy behind the design than simply aesthetic. Perhaps one needs to read into his work.

 

[softgrey]

remember when designers had a point of view?...
and you could count on them each season to stick to a certain style...
with slight variations...
allowing you to build a wardrobe over time?...

so, in a sense, isn't that what this is?
just a slight spin on the very junya aesthetic...?
i really don't see the problem......

it's very 'street' and i totally get the TAXI DRIVER reference...
the army jkt has become a wardrobe staple and i am sure that any number of young metrosexual men would be happy to get a more stylish version of it...
one that is cut a bit slimmer or in a blazer style...
i don't see blazers in army/navy stores......

and the spiewak reference is good as well...
looks like a better version of one of their jkts...
and spiewak is good...imo...

personally...i might just get a spiewak jkt...
but the junya junkie might get one from this collection...
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[nqth]

Yes, it is very street, (but very JW). Not the one that dominates catwalks now. (All designer hoodies now look like made from cashmere :-P)

Maybe he is "influenced" by Elternhaus of Berlin? They are being presented in DSM.

 

[Buckwheat]

I actually quite like some of them in the collection. I think when people look at military/camo parka the first thing they will think about second hand or surplus stores. I feel the same at first too and can smell the odor at the second hand clothing store....but looking at some of the jackets/blazers/pants I can feel the freshness in them....the cut...the materials...patchwork pants...

these are some of the pictures from the collection that I like.

from vogue.co.uk

 

[softgrey]

i agree...
and i totally thought of you when i saw the first jkt you posted buckwheat...

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*and the pants are much slimmer than you would find in any army/navy store as well....

 

[haruki]

Nice selection Buckwheat.

 

[nqth]

patch work trainers

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