SS03 Comme Des Garcons Homme Cuba Rayon Shirt Dries Van Noten Watanabe dismantled classic clothing staples

Watanabe dismantled classic clothing staples before reconstructing them through his origami-like approach

On the runway the language was blunt

offering both protection and adaptability to the modern urban dweller

one gravitating towards drop culture and cross disciplinary collaboration

eventually arriving at the summit in time to witness the first light of dawn

SS03 Comme Des Garcons Homme Cuba Rayon Shirt Dries Van Noten Watanabe dismantled classic clothing staplesIn 2003, Junya Watanabe celebrated the essence of Cuban life and one of the countrys most iconic exportscigarsthrough a series of bold, comic style graphic prints. The caricature style comic art captures the rich history of Cuban cigars. One speech bubble reads: Puros habanos nicos desde 1492a small historical tidbit of the Spanish expedition led by Christopher Columbus, where Native Tano Indians were observed rolling and burning mysterious leaves.