FOR HIS SPRING SUMMER 2002 COLLECTION, WATANABE COLLABORATED WITH LEVI'S TO CREATE HIS POEM COLLECTION WHICH HE NOW REITERATES EVERY 5 YEARS OR SO. THE COLLECTION FEATURED A SERIES OF LEVI’S STAPLE PIECES LIKE JEANS, BUTTON-UP SHIRTS, AND DENIM JACKETS ALL PRINTED ON WITH JUNYA’S POEM MOTIFS. OFFERINGS INCLUDED POEMS WHOSE SUBJECT MATTER RANGED FROM HEART-WRENCHING CONFESSIONALS TO ABSURD STANZAS AND PHRASES SUCH AS "CURRY RICE" AND "PEANUT BUTTER." THESE BLUE DENIM JEANS FEATURE A WHITE POEM PRINTED GRAPHIC ALONG THE LEFT THIGH. BLOWOUTS ON THE BACK FROM PREVIOUS USE.
