I thought this was a fantastic article that goes into how Junya approaches his menswear. Personally I've always loved his womenswear, and found his menswear a little uninspired - but I see it in a slightly different light now.
"the base of my menswear design is traditional. I think it is very important, especially the technical aspect.
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I would like to challence the very structure of traditional clothes some day when I feel I understand it well enough and have enough techniques for it."
It as almost as though he is placing these limits upon himself which force him to learn more about menswear, and by doing so, also force himself to be more creative.
iD Magazine April 2008
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