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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:19:37 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Shinjukueki</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Junya_Watanabe</comments>		</item>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:09:29 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>ArthurBateman</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Junya_Watanabe</comments>		</item>
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			<title>Japan2000 at 18:40, 8 May 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;‘&lt;/del&gt;''Junya &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Watanabe’’’is &lt;/del&gt;the Japanese fashion designer, well known for his work relationship with [[Rei Kawakubo]], the designer and owner of [[Comme des Garcons]]. After starting his own line of clothing under his name in [[1992]], Watanabe focused his attentions to technologically advanced and synthetic style fabrics and textiles for what is commonly known as techno couture design – the creation of uniquely designed clothing with modern materials. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;'&lt;/ins&gt;''Junya &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Watanabe''' is &lt;/ins&gt;the Japanese fashion designer, well known for his work relationship with [[Rei Kawakubo]], the designer and owner of [[Comme des Garcons]]. After starting his own line of clothing under his name in [[1992]], Watanabe focused his attentions to technologically advanced and synthetic style fabrics and textiles for what is commonly known as techno couture design – the creation of uniquely designed clothing with modern materials. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:40:04 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Japan2000</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Junya_Watanabe</comments>		</item>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:39:40 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Japan2000</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Junya_Watanabe</comments>		</item>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;New page: ‘’’Junya Watanabe’’’is the Japanese fashion designer, well known for his work relationship with &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Rei_Kawakubo&quot; title=&quot;Rei Kawakubo&quot;&gt;Rei Kawakubo&lt;/a&gt;, the designer and owner of &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Comme_des_Garcons&quot; title=&quot;Comme des Garcons&quot;&gt;Comme des Garcons&lt;/a&gt;. After startin...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;‘’’Junya Watanabe’’’is the Japanese fashion designer, well known for his work relationship with [[Rei Kawakubo]], the designer and owner of [[Comme des Garcons]]. After starting his own line of clothing under his name in [[1992]], Watanabe focused his attentions to technologically advanced and synthetic style fabrics and textiles for what is commonly known as techno couture design – the creation of uniquely designed clothing with modern materials. &lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Born in [[Fukushima]], Japan in [[1961]], Junya Watanabe attended the [[Bunka Fashion College]] in [[Tokyo]], graduating in [[1984]] and starting his apprenticeship with Comme des Garcons as a patternmakter. He was promoted in [[1987]] to be Chief Designer of the Tricot knitwear line and later moved on to work on the Comme Des Garcons Homme line. &lt;br /&gt;
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In[[ 1992]], he started work on a line of clothing under his own name within the Comme des Garcons collective and in [[1993]] launched his line of clothing under the name “Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garcons”, showing the line in Paris later that same year. &lt;br /&gt;
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Junya Watanabe launched a men’s line in [[2000]] which has been widely acclaimed and Watanabe still continues to work prolifically, collaborating with many companies such as Nike, Levis and Fred Perry in addition to his parent company, Comme des Garcons.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Design Aspects==&lt;br /&gt;
Junya Watanabe’s design style is often compared to that of his mentor, Rei Kawakubo as it is both highly distinctive and technologically innovative. His Spring [[2001]] line is considered one of the more representative releases using technology as its basis. However, he has also utilized more traditional materials, such as the cotton used in the Spring [[2003]] collection. &lt;br /&gt;
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Watanabe is well known as well for his use of finely tuned shape and tailoring in the style of his clothing. Known for deconstructing classic designs with juxtaposition, Watanabe will take apart things like white shirts or sweaters and then rebuild them with a single element into something entirely new and different. In particular, Watanabe’s line of men’s clothing has been repeatedly cited as a stand out amongst mostly classic and standard men’s collections.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another common theme in Watanabe’s designs is the use fo a common theme or style within an unexpected frame, such as a finely cut track suit or the tweed-down vest. Many times, these crossovers will act as central focal points of a collection’s overall theme.&lt;br /&gt;
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Junya Watanabe line clothing can be found in any of the number of locations that Comme des Garcons is sold, as well as through AnastasiaUSA, a major overseas distributor of the line.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/junyawatanabe/ New York Magazine Fashion Profile]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2008RTW/review/JNWATNBE Descriptions and Photographs of the Spring 2008 Collection]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://men.style.com/fashion/collections/F2008MEN/review/JWMEN - Descriptions and Photographs of the Fall 2008 Men’s Collection]&lt;br /&gt;
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