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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.

Junya Watanabe
Fashion Week

Gnomic Proclamations at Junya Watanabe

The collection had a clear motive, but the designer needs to bring back the creativity.

Fashion Week

Gnomic Proclamations at Junya Watanabe

The collection had a clear motive, but the designer needs to bring back the creativity.


Fashion Week

Prosaic Beauty at Junya Watanabe

The designer’s exaltation of the banal is the result of a strong and stable consistency of vision from a master of the form.

Fashion Week

Prosaic Beauty at Junya Watanabe

The designer’s exaltation of the banal is the result of a strong and stable consistency of vision from a master of the form.


Retail

Russia’s Luxury Market on the Mend

The country’s luxury market has recovered after two difficult years, helped mainly by domestic demand and rising sales to tourists, which will get a boost from a ‘tax-free’ scheme scheduled to come into force around February next year.

Retail

Russia’s Luxury Market on the Mend

The country’s luxury market has recovered after two difficult years, helped mainly by domestic demand and rising sales to tourists, which will get a boost from a ‘tax-free’ scheme scheduled to come into force around February next year.


News & Analysis

Tim Hamilton Joins The North Face as Head of Global Creative

The three-time CFDA Award nominee rose to critical acclaim in 2007 with his namesake minimalist menswear brand.

News & Analysis

Tim Hamilton Joins The North Face as Head of Global Creative

The three-time CFDA Award nominee rose to critical acclaim in 2007 with his namesake minimalist menswear brand.


Fashion Week

Connotations of Conflict at Junya Watanabe

The show began in birdsong but evoked the often violent disruptions in the natural order that have come to preoccupy us in the past year.

Fashion Week

Connotations of Conflict at Junya Watanabe

The show began in birdsong but evoked the often violent disruptions in the natural order that have come to preoccupy us in the past year.


News & Analysis

Want Les Essentiels Co-Founder Brothers Exit

Byron and Dexter Peart have sold their stake in Want, which comprises a leather goods company, a wholesale agency and retail store group.

News & Analysis

Want Les Essentiels Co-Founder Brothers Exit

Byron and Dexter Peart have sold their stake in Want, which comprises a leather goods company, a wholesale agency and retail store group.


Retail

The North Face Teams With Sacai to Target High Fashion

The North Face already has a cult following within the streetwear community, but its Sacai partnership reflects a more high fashion focus as the outerwear brand continues to target the urban opportunity.    

Retail

The North Face Teams With Sacai to Target High Fashion

The North Face already has a cult following within the streetwear community, but its Sacai partnership reflects a more high fashion focus as the outerwear brand continues to target the urban opportunity.    


Fashion Week

In Paris, Running From Reality

Paris men’s fashion week was a deeply escapist affair, yet designers like Rick Owens — who staged the best show of the season — ran away from reality to construct a new one.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Running From Reality

Paris men’s fashion week was a deeply escapist affair, yet designers like Rick Owens — who staged the best show of the season — ran away from reality to construct a new one.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Menswear Shows for Spring/Summer 2018

In a season dominated by graphic logos and sportswear-inflected collections, these designers stood out in an increasingly homogenised crowd.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Menswear Shows for Spring/Summer 2018

In a season dominated by graphic logos and sportswear-inflected collections, these designers stood out in an increasingly homogenised crowd.


Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.

Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.


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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.

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