Collection: Junya Watanabe

Junya Watanabe Archive Menswear collection

Japanese avant-garde mastermind Junya Watanabe began his path at Comme des Garçons as a pattern-maker under mentor Rei Kawakubo before launching his own namesake label in the early 1990s. Watanabe is celebrated for upending conventional menswear: he fuses work-wear, military uniformity and technical fabrics with refined tailoring and sculptural construction. His “techno-couture” ethos sees synthetics and industrial textiles re-interpreted into layered jackets, patchwork jeans and asymmetrical silhouettes built with high craftsmanship. This archive collection brings rare runway and archive pieces from Watanabe’s menswear line—featuring signature collaborations, bold fabrication experiments and garments that blur utility and artistry. For the collector drawn to Japanese design language, conceptual depth, and investment-grade innovation, these pieces go beyond clothing—they are modern artifacts of fashion’s boundary-pushing edge.

Shop Junya Watanabe archive pieces — curated by DRIEW for discerning collectors.