Junya Watanabe
Designer, Junya Watanabe
Inspired by both traditional and techno fabrics, the experimental designer was a protégé of Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, where his label lives.
In Paris, the Pleasure of the Apocalypse
It was a strangely energetic season, full of both angst and elation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
In Paris, the Pleasure of the Apocalypse
It was a strangely energetic season, full of both angst and elation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Junya Watanabe’s Fever Dream
His woman clearly meant business. Dominance and submission demand an organised mind.
Junya Watanabe’s Fever Dream
His woman clearly meant business. Dominance and submission demand an organised mind.
Designers to Watch in 2020
These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?
Designers to Watch in 2020
These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?
Meet the 'Independent Record Labels' of Fashion
A crop of platform-like brand incubators, from New Guards Group and Tomorrow to Dover Street Market Paris, are spinning up new fashion labels for a hype cycle that’s moving faster and faster.
Meet the 'Independent Record Labels' of Fashion
A crop of platform-like brand incubators, from New Guards Group and Tomorrow to Dover Street Market Paris, are spinning up new fashion labels for a hype cycle that’s moving faster and faster.
Junya Watanabe's Transmogrified Trench Coats
The designer's scalpel-sharp dissections made for spectacular reworkings of achingly familiar components.
Junya Watanabe's Transmogrified Trench Coats
The designer's scalpel-sharp dissections made for spectacular reworkings of achingly familiar components.
A New Urgency at Marni
Francesco Risso's show was a riot of beauty informed by his experience in the Amazon. The message it sent was that luxury can be redefined for the revolution.
A New Urgency at Marni
Francesco Risso's show was a riot of beauty informed by his experience in the Amazon. The message it sent was that luxury can be redefined for the revolution.
Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.
Yoshio Kubo, Bed J.W. Ford and Auralee were among a new crop of Japanese menswear designers who took Paris by storm, but the country’s enormous influence over the market runs deep.
Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.
Yoshio Kubo, Bed J.W. Ford and Auralee were among a new crop of Japanese menswear designers who took Paris by storm, but the country’s enormous influence over the market runs deep.
Nowhere Men at Junya Watanabe
The clothes had an airiness, a freshness and an uncontrived nonchalance that he infused with a yearning for freedom.
Nowhere Men at Junya Watanabe
The clothes had an airiness, a freshness and an uncontrived nonchalance that he infused with a yearning for freedom.
The BoF Podcast: Makeup Artist Isamaya Ffrench on How to Define Beauty
The makeup artist behind Rihanna's thin-eyebrowed British Vogue cover speaks to Tim Blanks about the curation of identity through makeup, and the rapidly changing face of beauty.
The BoF Podcast: Makeup Artist Isamaya Ffrench on How to Define Beauty
The makeup artist behind Rihanna's thin-eyebrowed British Vogue cover speaks to Tim Blanks about the curation of identity through makeup, and the rapidly changing face of beauty.
A Dover Street Market Alum Breaks Out on His Own
Hirotaka Sasako went from shop floor to buyer at Dover Street Market after impressing Rei Kawakubo. Now, he’s opening his own multi-brand store in Tokyo, stocking buzzy brands like Wales Bonner, Namacheko and Stefan Cooke.
A Dover Street Market Alum Breaks Out on His Own
Hirotaka Sasako went from shop floor to buyer at Dover Street Market after impressing Rei Kawakubo. Now, he’s opening his own multi-brand store in Tokyo, stocking buzzy brands like Wales Bonner, Namacheko and Stefan Cooke.
What is The BoF 500?
The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.
