Watanabe

Last night I was catching up on the Paris Fashion Week S/S '11 shows. 

Syle.com.

I spend a lot of time on the designers I love and admire

and completely ignore the ones I don't care for.

Junya Watanabe just happened to be a skip 

but...

It was a Saturday night, I had just returned to the city after a long bus ride, I had a few hours to burn before bedtime

Why not?

I clicked on his collection and scrolled through

Not bad at all...

I actually really liked it. All about stripes. A very plain and simple concept executed brilliantly.

(my fave look)

Hmmm....

Interesting...

Next, I decided to see some of the past collections I missed

Spring 2009

(I.kind.of.love.this.collection)

Talk about African prints done right! 

I love it because it tells a sort of story. 

A real East meets West.

African girl meets Beverly Hillbilly.

We've got apples, hearts, beachballs, eyeballs, lips and even a paisley in combinations that transform into African prints. 

And then...

The gingham, the denim, the eyelet, the straw and wildflower filled head wraps...

Very artistic, brilliantly done

I guess Junya Watanabe is now added to my list of designers to follow