SS02 Junya Watanabe ‘Oh, Darling’ Black Poem Peacoat Jacket

Junya Watanabe’s Spring 2002 show titled “Poem” explored love in different ways. The designer walked an array of tragic confessions, abstract stanzas and few-word phrases like “watermelon” and “german dog”, pushing emphasis on the contrast between each author’s emotional viewpoints. Enlisting the tailors, pattern makers and staff who helped in bringing the collection to life, Watanabe instructed they depict their thoughts through brief poems. As a result, each stanza is inherently unique and personal to the author, with sincerity and authenticity, reinforced by the subtly broken English in which it was translated to. Despite rather minimal garments, the poems are insightful themselves, speaking for the items they’re bestowed upon. Not only are they captivating, but honest, spoken from people, to people.

 

Debuting in the Spring of 2002, this peacoat reads of the iconic ‘Oh, Darling’ poem. Printed atop a black base, the bold lettering reads “WAITING FOR YOUR RING SITTING ON THE STAIRS THIS IS MY PRECIOUS TIME WAITING FOR YOUR RING EVERYONE IS STILL ASLEEP THIS IS OUR SECRET I AM SMILING I AM SO HAPPY TO LIVE THIS BRAND NEW DAY OH, DARLING YOU'RE IN MY HEART”. Accented by a peacoat silhouette and a series of button hardware, this piece comes in pristine condition, tagged as a size medium.