PARIS — (AP) — Beige hunting jackets with oversized pockets, paired with discreet shirts and ties, opened Junya Watanabe’s latest ... Americana — thick denim jeans, caps, and check shirts ...

Shopping for jeans can be a real guessing game. When I’m on the hunt at a store and heading to the dressing room, I usually take a pair in the size I think I am, one in the next size down ...

To be sure, there were some very cool jeans and pants, as usual chez Junya Watanabe, but the clothes felt too familiar and overall the show fell flat.

opened Junya Watanabe’s latest menswear show at Paris Fashion Week Friday. It was a deceptively classic start for the avant-garde Japanese designer, whose signature knack for subversive ...