SS02 Junya Watanabe “Waiting For You” Full Print Poem Shirt

SS02 Junya Watanabe “Waiting For You” Full Print Poem T-Shirt

 

Eight years in the making, Junya Watanabe finally branched out of womenswear in the SS2000 collection. Although, the next year Kawakubo appointed Watanabe as director of Comme Des Garçons Homme, thus debuting Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garçons MAN with “Poem” in the SS2002 collection. The 02 collection was vital to Watanabe’s career for a variety of reasons. To start, the industry had been merely teased with his prior menswear collections. Given the smallest taste of his creative genius over a plethora of different labels, the world was watching to see Watanabe’s full potential within the menswear universe. Fans and fashion critics alike eagerly awaited a view into the mind of Junya Watanabe’s masculine persona, adding pressure to the fullest extent onto the seasoned womenswear designer.

 

The specific garment for sale, doubling as the most sought after garment from the collection, portrays one’s appreciation for being loved by a significant other, known as the “Waiting For You” poem. Printed atop a t-shirt silhouette, white lettering runs across the front and sleeves of the electric blue garment. Overall the item is in good condition with signs of wear around the collar and small staining throughout. Tagged as an size small, fitting a slim medium.