Junya Watanabe Man

7 of Junya Watanabe Man's 174 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Japan.

• Boro patchwork · Japan · East Asia4 looks

  Home tradition

  “Dark trousers pieced from mismatched patches of denim, velvet and tweed, with frayed raw edges, layered mending-style repairs across both legs.”

• Traje de flamenca · Spain · European folk & regional dress2 looks

  Japan → Spain

  “Body-hugging lace skirt to the knee flaring abruptly into stacked tiered volantes (ruffles) with velvet bands, the classic flamenca mermaid silhouette, reworked in black tulle with sportswear top.”

• Sashiko · Japan · East AsiaLook 31

  Home tradition

  “Prominent white running-stitch lines outlining and securing the patches in grid-like rows, a reinforcing visible stitch typical of sashiko mending.”

• Cordobes hat · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 38

  Japan → Spain

  “Black hat with a low, flat-topped cylindrical crown, a band, and a wide flat stiff brim. It recalls the Andalusian sombrero cordobés, here rendered in straw.”

• Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 26

  Japan → Scotland

  “Knee-length pleated skirt in a woven check, worn by a man under a matching tailored jacket; recalls a kilt, though the check is closer to windowpane than clan tartan.”