Posts tagged with 'Junya Watanabe':

Judging by the latest spring/summer collections, the fashion industry has taken a deliberately ugly turn. Dowdy or even monstrous silhouettes, discordant combinations of fabrics and colors along with unsightly hair and makeup ruled the runway, while show-goers frequently hid behind oversized glasses in a mock-display of concealment.
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In this sculptural, Liberty-print dress, Japanese avant-garde designer Junya Watanabe eschews a hard-angled silhouette in favor of feminine drapes and gathers. Though the flowers create a sweet edge, Watanabe works the high-quality cotton to produce an artistic garment that's both timeless and intriguing. Wear it with black opaque tights and wood-heeled oxfords for a graceful transition into fall. Now on sale for £550 at www.brownsfashion.com.

"The world is getting worse and worse. My message is: let's be happy!" Coming from the usually gloomy Yohji Yamamoto, the statement sounded both wise and uplifting—after you got over the initial shock of hearing it from him. In fact, Yamamoto's message perfectly sums up the mood of the Paris men's collections for summer 2009. The byword of the moment is "lightness," in both literal and metaphorical terms. Gone are the days of dark romanticism, it's time to welcome the era of casual dressing up as a way to lift the spirit.

This shift in moods was nowhere as dramatic as at Yohji and Comme des Garçons. The first embroidered silly little slogans and loving phrases on the sleeves and collars of loose, deconstructed jackets; the second decked a cast of skinny, punky boys in shrunken jackets and flowing aprons, suggesting a priest-like but eminently funny look for the summer to come.  read more »