John Galliano, Maiyet, and Junya Watanabe
New show reviews and galleries are in from Paris! Check out John Galliano, Maiyet, and Junya Watanabe.
Tuesday March 5th, 2013
Monday March 4th, 2013
Junya Watanabe Fall 2013: Deconstructed Biker Jackets Plus a Loewe Collaboration
When Junya Watanabe is focused on one particular subject, he is totally focused on that subject without any distractions whatsoever. At his Saturday morning show at the Garage Turenne, Mr. Watanabe returned to one of his favorite garments–the classic black leather biker jacket–and developed an entire collection around the endless permutations of this revered icon.
Sunday September 30th, 2012
The 3 Most Buzzed About Shows from Day 5 of Paris Fashion Week
Pop quiz: Design in Paris is A) conceptual B) kinda weird C) joyous D) all of the above. On a day that zipped from Space Age sportswear at Junya to crushed can crowns and Comme, Report Card can tell critics were thinking really deeply about meanings. So extra credit goes to Jean Paul Gaultier for interrogating the dichotomy between a runway show and a concert–and reminding us all that fashion is also FUN!
Here’s what the critics were buzzing about.
Vanessa Bruno, Issey Miyake, and Junya Watanabe
Sunday may be a day of rest, but in Paris, Fashion Week has sure been keeping us busy! Check out Vanessa Bruno‘s bohemia collection, Issey Miyake‘s DIY beach bum aesthetic, and Junya Watanabe‘s sophisticated sportswear.
Junya Watanabe Spring 2013
Junya Watanabe presented a collection that revolved solely the role of athletic wear in contemporary fashion. Even with the summer Olympics over, Mr. Watanabe might be on to something here.
Wednesday November 23rd, 2011
Justin Bieber Wears Junya Watanabe to His TODAY Show Performance
The Biebs has got serious steez. While watching his performance on the TODAY show this morning, I had the following GChat exchange with my friend who was also watching: Beth: dude that fair isle letterman’s sweater jacket is a hot mess me: i kind of like it? i feel weird Sent at 8:46 AM on Read more →
Monday October 3rd, 2011
Junya Watanabe Spring 2012: A Rare Romanticism
Long Nguyen is the Co-Founder/Style Director of Flaunt.
PARIS–Over the sounds of Argentinian music evoking the atmosphere of a morning in the Gaucho plains, Junya Watanabe sent out a stunning collection of romantic and emotional clothes early Saturday morning. The show started with deep colored lace transparent dresses with black spaghetti strap slips and ended with the most elegant transformation of the trench coat seen on any runway.
But if there were any references to Argentina and its southern mythical plains so romanticized in literature, it was just the coming and going of the Spanish vocals on the soundtrack throughout the show, rather than any literal translation in the clothes.
Monday June 27th, 2011
Junya Watanabe Men’s Spring 2012: Barn Chic
Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.
PARIS–There could not have been a better morning to stage a show outdoors than last Frida, when designer Junya Watanabe presented his spring menswear in the courtyard of a school on the edge of the Luxembourg Gardens.
Under the bright sunshine, just yards beyond the pear fruit bearing trees and with George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” blasting over two mounted loudspeakers, Mr. Watanabe imagined the look of farm life without ever having any actual living experience. There were tan cotton overalls rolled up with a faded chambray shirt, low front cut denim overalls with floral print cotton shirts and caramel wellies, as well as light pink cotton overalls paired with a blue utilities jacket.
Thursday April 21st, 2011
Textbook for Fashionista: Costello Tagliapietra
Thursday March 10th, 2011
Beauty Trendspotting Fall 2011: Towering Hair In Paris
The hair in Paris was big. Not 80s big, but sculptural and dramatic. Ann Demeulemeester and Junya Watanabe went tall and spiky. Haider Ackermann and Issey Miyake created haute aliens, while Yohji Yamamoto and Gaultier did beehives in rainbow and shades of grey.
Walk under doorways at your own risk.
Monday March 7th, 2011
Junya Watanabe Fall 2011: The Biker Transformed
Fashionista contributor Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.
PARIS-Despite the male voice’s slow reading of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud’s Ophélie–a Symbolist sonnet written when Mr. Rimbaud was 17 years old in three parts, describing the fictive lover of Shakepeare’s Hamlet who eventually succumbed to insanity and death by drowning in a river–over the soundtrack the Junya Watanabe show on Saturday morning, the designer’s fall collection is anything but soft poetry.
Tuesday October 19th, 2010
20 Top Looks from Spring 2011 Fashion Month
SS11 fashion week was filled with amazing collections, which were in turn filled with inventive and unique fashions. We couldn’t just pick ten, so we’ve selected 20 top looks for you instead.
