Fusing a ton of tribal influences with colonialism, Junya Watanabe presented a spring/summer collection chock full of shocking cultural clashes. With safari shirts, waistcoats, brogues and Panama hats juxtaposed with tribal jewellery made out of wood and bone, there was a stark allusion to colonial history and its negative implications. A not-so subtle comment on colonialism's notorious ravage on foreign cultures and using them for commercial gain. Watanabe seems to imply that it still happens t...
Fusing a ton of tribal influences with colonialism, Junya Watanabe presented a spring/summer collection chock full of shocking cultural clashes. With safari shirts, waistcoats, brogues and Panama hats juxtaposed with tribal jewellery made out of wood and bone, there was a stark allusion to colonial history and its negative implications. A not-so subtle comment on colonialism's notorious ravage on foreign cultures and using them for commercial gain. Watanabe seems to imply that it still happens t...
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