The Junya Watanabe Fall 2024 Ready-To-Wear Collection exudes a unique blend of edgy streetwear and sophisticated design elements. Watanabe, known for his avant-garde approach to fashion, showcased a collection that seamlessly combined traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern urban influences.
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The majority of the looks within the more sculptural aspects were all black: essential pieces were woolen topcoats, black knitwear layers, and slightly light-catching slacks. Then there was an interesting segment featuring mumsy rose print dresses under bikers and topcoats that, if enormously scaled and outfitted in iron, could have functioned as temporary pavilions at some chin-scratching art biennale.
Sections that looked to apply this collection’s clothing as public art thesis to garments shaped in moto-style armored panels or under punk-studded leather shapes followed. A faux fur cloak over a Levi’s-collaboration black denim and poly-leather patched skirt seemed to challenge us to see this only slightly more “normal” ensemble as a dynamic sculpture curated through both the movement of the wearer and their choice of garments.
Overall, the Fall 2024 collection is a testament to Watanabe’s creative vision and ability to push boundaries while maintaining a sense of wearable artistry.
See collection as compiled by Vogue
