AW11 Junya Watanabe Man Firefighter Jacket Needles military influences

military influences

prints stretched into full matching sets

The show opened with The Clash's "London Calling" from their third studio landmark album of the same name

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

and sculptural skirts with the designer’s familiar use of drape and deconstruction

AW11 Junya Watanabe Man Firefighter Jacket Needles military influencesNo 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