Junya Watanabe
Designer: Junya Watanabe

• “The speed and variety were intoxicating. But was it a comment on our out-of-control consumption of sportswear, the pace at which it is manufactured, the global churning out of manmade fibres? Or was it purely a display of what is achievable when a talent such as Watanabe collaborates with the sportswear giant Puma.” {ELLEuk.com}
• “Talk about sportif.” {fashionologie}
• “The dynamism of Junya Watanabe’s show was inspiring.” {International Herald Tribune}
• “Junya Watanabe’s show on Saturday morning had the kick of an energy drink.” {On the Runway/The New York Times}
• “While there may have been a looking back to go forward in this collection, what he presented was utterly contemporary in feel, something both new and now. It was one of the most exciting shows of the week.” {Style.com}
• “He too has caught the coming season’s sense of urgency around clothes that feel performative in real and meaningful ways to women in their everyday lives. If you happen to be feeling the same way, you’re in luck here, because Watanabe’s versions were thoroughly winning.” {Vogue.com}
• “Junya Watanabe has joined the cyber space race.” {Vogue.com UK}
• “At the core, the designer worked an activewear theme with a Space Age bent, which for the most part offered an edgy take on gym garb.” {WWD}