Junya Watanabe designer #1

Junya Watanabe

Junya Watanabe is another designer that inspires me he is a Japanese fashion designer and in contrast to Mary Katrantzou his work is more about the layering and texture of fabric. Junya Watanabe started his fashion career  by working for Comme des Garçons from 1987 to 1994  he worked with Rel Kawakbo . He worked under his own label in  Comme des Garçons under “Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garcons’ and then in 1994 he launched his own label. Watanabe is renowned for designing innovative and distinctive clothing. He  is also known for being  experimental with his use of fabrics and how he use them to create a design . Watanbe fusion together the traditional fabrics such as cotton and   with the technological advances of synthetic fabric. This fusion of fabric allows Watanbe to create unique and abstract designs and through the use of  his fabrics  he  has become known by some as a ” techno couture" designer.

Watanable work fits into the subculture of punk as collections consist of irregular to touch surfaces  which  were created through the use of different fabrics and the fabric manipulation technique used, such as,  tucking ,pleats and ruching . His collections all contain a misshapen and dishevelled look that punk subculture is known for  with its antiestablishment ideas.  The shape of his work is really exciting and inspiring with the change of texture giving it   added dimension and it gives it a couture look.

 Junya Watanbele uses a lot of leather and tartan in his work which also relates back into the subculture of punk. The use of leather is something that I really like in his collections as he uses it in an inventive way. He also gives a modern twist on the use of tartan in garments and he gives a contemporary look to the punk style through his twist of futurism use throughout the collections.

He carries on the punk look not only through the garment that the models wear but through the style of the hair to resemble a Mohawk through the use of household item. The models were also styled in shoes similar to dr martins with heavy duty look which is essential to the punk style.

Jauya Watanble’s work is very inspiring and the fusion  of texture and fabrics  gives his design an edge and takes a lot of inspiration from the punk era.