Pleated wool blazer dress
A blazer, cape, and pleated dress spliced into one imposing black silhouette.
Prices are a snapshot from when this page was built — confirm on the retailer's site.
Story & heritage
Watanabe’s reputation was built on recutting familiar forms until they behave differently, and tailoring is one of his most dependable testing grounds. Mytheresa describes this piece as a blazer dress made from pure wool with a caped construction and pleated panels at the back — exactly the kind of hybrid garment that explains why his work sits between practical clothing and experimental design.
The appeal is not novelty for its own sake. Like much of Junya’s best work, it starts from a garment everyone recognizes and then quietly destabilizes it: the broad blazer front stays authoritative, while the back opens into movement, volume, and something closer to a dress than a jacket. The result is severe from a distance and surprisingly fluid up close.
Materials & craft
The shell is listed as 100% wool, with a secondary pleated component in polyester and nylon and a 100% cupro lining. Flap pockets, internal pockets, a notched lapel, and clip fastening anchor it in classic tailoring vocabulary, but the caped construction and pleated rear panels disrupt that grammar deliberately.
Made in Japan, the piece relies on contrast between firm wool suiting at the front and lighter pleated fabrication at the back. Shoulder padding builds the line through the upper body; the pleats do the opposite, releasing the silhouette into motion.
How to choose & style
This is best worn almost as outerwear: bare legs and flat shoes sharpen the proportion, while a slim turtleneck underneath pushes it into colder weather. Keep accessories compact and graphic. Anything too ornate competes with the intelligence of the cut.
If you want the Junya effect at full volume, let the hem and back pleats stay visible in motion. The piece is dramatic when walking away — a reminder that the back is where much of the design actually happens.
