Fashion / ShowJunya Watanabe Menswear S/S1360s Brit in Watanabe's fashion caféShareLink copied ✔️June 29, 2012FashionShowPhotographyCharlotte FrereauTextWilliam OliverJunya Watanabe Menswear S/S13 Beginning the day, Junya Watanabe knows how to welcome his audience. Set in a beautiful glass roofed atrium, the runway snaked around small café style tables where the audience sat and were served coffee and croissants to a soundtrack of Paul McCartney. Both the Britishness and the 60s influence of the music was very much a reference to what was to come. Sports jackets and tailoring, simple chinos, smartly cut with quintessential English preppiness seeping from every stitch, was the theme for the show, placed on almost entirely strawberry blonde and redhead models. Colours were greens, blues, navy and marine, off-white and subtle pin stripes, all perfect for a summer picnic. As the boys walked between the onlookers, they stopped and removed their jackets to reveal some great shirting in true Watanabe fashion. Patch pockets and checked detailing on collars and cuffs stood out whilst contrast buttons and stitching added a touch of knowing. As the tailoring moved on to outerwear, it was classic Britishness again, with trench coats, car coats and short hooded anoraks. All-over bold black and white checks and then more refined olive greens with brown contrasting sections were the key pieces. As the music faded and the models left the runway, it was difficult to remove yourself from the environment, which felt almost as if you had been sitting people watching in a chic café. Where there just so happened to have been a fashion intervention. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHat summer! Meet the young milliners taking over London fashionKiko Mizuhara on slowing down, shutting up and touching grassOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnWashing-up gloves have made it out the kitchen Stone Island Marina takes us straight to the source for SS26 Crying in couture: Ellie Misner’s new collection is a beautiful disaster The biggest fashion collabs you missed in MarchIn pictures: Robbie McIntosh captures the next generation of Champion youthBLACKPINK style file: All of Lisa’s greatest fashion momentsCrying in couture: Ellie Misner’s new collection is a beautiful disaster Nike How the Dazed US team are Airmaxxing Nike The unexpected history of Nike’s Air MaxEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy