AW11 Junya Watanabe Man Firefighter Jacket Needles forcing working-class families to extend

forcing working-class families to extend the life of their garments indefinitely to tide over the harsh winter

military influences

a moment when the fashion world was watching closely to see how he would reinterpret the house’s codes

softened by flashes of cream

AW11 Junya Watanabe Man Firefighter Jacket Needles forcing working-class families to extendNo meaning, said Junya Watanabe backstage at his Autumn Winter 2011 menswear collection. Once again, this very demure designer delivered a collection of deceptively simple garments. Fundamentally, if we peeled back the layers of this show, we can find a masterful juxtaposition of textures, textiles, and silhouettes rooted in military and labor inspired designs. Can it truly be a Junya Watanabe show without militaria or Americana elements? The