fall-ready-to-wear 2012
Junya Watanabe Collection
March 3, 2012
Junya Watanabe RTW Fall 2012
A sartorial elegance with the right balance of whimsy and restraint defined Junya Watanabe’s beautiful collection — executed with strong tailoring and couturelike precision.
Watanabe made his mannish mood clear from the first exit, a formfitting coat in a men’s check. The designer continued with several cinched dresses in heavier cloths, such as a gray one with a subtle but graphic motif that he softened with red and black devoré sleeves, or a stunning checked coat with a dress that combined a structured gray bodice in a heavy cloth with a voluminous burnt orange skirt in crushed velvet, which had a rich effect.
Watanabe’s outerwear was equally strong, including several terrific trenches with volume, as well as a chic trench-cape and a few blazer coats, which looked as though he stitched together a fitted jacket and a skirt in the same fabric. The overall effect never seemed overworked, but was new and interesting — with a sophisticated charm.
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- Maier, Tomas
- Malandrino, Catherine
- Mansell, Kevin
- Marant, Isabel
- Marciano, Maurice
- Marciano, Paul
- Margiela, Martin
- Markfield, Roger S
- Marras, Antonio
- McCartney, Stella
- McCollough, Jack
- McComb, William L
- McQueen, Alexander
- Mendel, Gilles
- Meyrowitz, Carol
- Miele, Carlos
- Miller, Nicole
- Mischka, James
- Missoni, Angela
- Mizrahi, Isaac
- Montgomery, R Lawrence
- Moralioglu, Erdem
- Mulleavy, Kate
- Mulleavy, Laura
- Murphy, Glenn
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