Junya Watanabe, a name synonymous with innovation and avant-garde design in the fashion industry, is one of Japan’s most influential fashion designers. Born in Fukushima, Japan in 1961, Watanabe began his career at Comme des Garçons in 1984 after graduating from the prestigious Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. Under the patronage of the legendary Rei Kawakubo, he developed his own unmistakable style and founded his own label under the Comme des Garçons brand in 1992.

The enormous art installations alone are worth a visit: Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo had the original concept of “beautiful chaos” in mind when she opened her first Dover Street Market store in London, and it is now expressed alongside sculptures, photographs and other works of contemporary art at the only Japanese outlet of the legendary high fashion department store …