Watanabe, Junya
Watanabe, Junya,
1961–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Fukushima. He apprenticed at Rei KawakuboKawakubo, Rei,1942–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Tokyo. After working for a textile manufacturer, she became (1967) a freelance stylist, founded (1969) the fashion label Comme des Garçons, and opened (1975) her first boutique, in Tokyo.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Comme des Garçons (1984), where he became a knitwear and menswear designer. Watanabe introduced his own line under Comme des Garçons in 1992, and presented his first womenswear show in Paris the following year. Though he has drawn on trench coats, army fatigues, sneakers, and biker jackets for inspiration, his use of sculptural, geometric shapes, folded fabric, and synthetic and technical materials can give his creations a futuristic techno look.