Vintage Junya Watanabe Boiled Wool Jacket for Comme des Garcons 2000

Detail: Vintage red boiled wool Comme des Garcons jacket by Junya Watanabe from his celebrated AW 2000 collection. Fully lined in silk. Four patch pockets to front. No fastening. Exquisite quality. Some suggest that this collection referenced Chanel's classics from the 50s & 60s.

Period: 2000

Condition: Near perfect 

Sizing: Small. Shoulder seam to seam 15.5 inches. Bust 34 inches. Waist 33 inches. Sleeve from shoulder seam to cuff 23 inches. Length 25.5 inches.

Colour: Red with rust and metallic trim

Fabric: 58% laine wool, 25% acrylic, 15% viscose, 2% nylon. Lining 100% silk.

Origin: Japan

Care: Dry Clean

Junya Watanabe began his career as a pattern-maker and designer working alongside his mentor Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garcons. He quickly established himself as a talent who pushed the boundaries in conceptual art-fashion; using new techniques in pattern manipulation and innovative use of synthetic materials. Launching his own label in 1992, Junya Watanabe caused a sensation in 1993 when presenting his first collection in Paris. Today, his early works are highly collectable. Vintage Junya Watanabe Boiled Wool Jacket for Comme des Garcons 2000.