JUNYA WATANABE

JUNYA WATANABE graduated in fashion from the famous Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. He joined the Japanese fashion house COMME des GARÇONS and quickly became the protégé of its creator, Rei Kawakubo. Junya Watanabe began his apprenticeship as a modeler. In 1987, he became creative director of the "knitwear" line before being in charge of the men's line. He launched his own line for the house called "JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARÇONS" in 1992 during a fashion show in Tokyo. He presented it the following year at Paris Fashion Week. Always avant-garde, he is known for doing "techno-couture", the meeting between technology and fashion. He likes to use various materials, create new ways of cutting and excels in the art of draping. He developed a ready-to-wear line for men in 2001, with the creation of "COMME des GARÇONS JUNYA WATANABE MAN", which he presented in Paris.