Junya Watanabe Mens F/W 08.09 Paris

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[god_save_hedi]

looks good
waiting for more to come.

 

[4n98]

ehgh,not my cup of tea..

 

[nqth]

oh dear, it is Junya Watanabe, not Yamamoto. I don;t know what hapened that the title was incorrect! Mods, please change this. Thanks.

 

[capt.charly]

Its true OMG , I had not even noticed, the big fault !!

 

[Bidwell]

I thought it was too good to be true.
Got to see more, please.

 

[margielamike2004]

Well...I've just seen the entire collection elsewhere...and I honestly not very impressed...and, I typically LOVE Junya Watanabe!!!

To me, this collection looks a bit "too" classic (if there is any such thing???)...and a bit too traditional. Obviously, this must've been Watanabe's intention.

It looks like he raided the archives of Brooks Brothers...added a few typical Comme Des Garcon twists...like the colorful buttholes...the piping around the lapels and bottom of the jackets, etc. It looks like Brooks Brothers...but the proportions have been shrunken-down and made a bit more fitted.

This collection pales in comparrison to the 2004 Fall collection. The fabrics for that collection were a bit more interesting.....like fabric that look like tapestry and furniture upholtery...and the use of darting/pintucking in the elbows and knees were a bit more explorative.

I won't dismiss this collection by saying I don't like it....maybe I was just expecting something a bit more unusual from Watanabe. Oh well??!!

 

[Dkammern]

the petite tailoring looks like what all the balenciaga-jacket-(men)fans have been waiting for!

i'd like jackets a little bit longer

 

[Dustcakeboy]

Such a quintessentially English vibe.

I quite like it though it does appear - at times - a little restrained.

 

[gius]

^i feel the english vibe too

also feeling like i think it was, s/s 08

is he normally like this
kind of Paul Smith
new direction i suppose

 

[softgrey]

i think it is absolutely adorable...

i agree with all the english paul smith brooks bros comparisons etc...

i just don't have any problem with it...
i think it's super cute!...

 

[gius]

yes it's a very sweet look for a guy
much more than marni

 

[the-smiths]

I LOVE WATANABE, and this is no exception.

 

[mcnuwave]

what is this?

i'm not feeling this season.

f/w07/8 was AMAZING! that biker look is something i secretly love .s/s08 was gorgeous. the tailoring and the pants mmm....and then....for fall......hmm. not feeling it. He's my number one.

 

[markie]

i don't like this, something seems really off.

 

[Zazie]

Hmmm..it looks more Thom Brown than Watanabe!

 

[luckyme]

it is super cute, very dapper. it seems that now I can wear Junya Man and it won't overwhelm me. the navy wool blazer with the red and blue trim is so sweet. I could see wearing that jacket with a cropped khaki marant pant.

woops, this is for the guys right....lucky you if you are small framed.

 

[SomethingElse]

To me, the inspiration comes from 1930s Hollywood Charlie Chaplin. Love the hats and colorful argyle socks!

 

[laika]

it is super cute, very dapper. it seems that now I can wear Junya Man and it won't overwhelm me. the navy wool blazer with the red and blue trim is so sweet. I could see wearing that jacket with a cropped khaki marant pant.

woops, this is for the guys right....lucky you if you are small framed.

my greedy thoughts exactly...I would love to wear a lot of this stuff.

The jacket with the piping is adorable, and reminds me a bit of some of the navy Y's jackets from fall.

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