Biography
Shun Watanabe began his career as an assistant for Ako Tanaka at VOGUE NIPPON. After his various experience there, he moved to NYC in 2002 and worked as a freelance stylist assistant for 2 years. After coming back to Tokyo, Shun took a role as a fashion editor for 'commons&sense' and 'commons&sense man'. In addition to his editorial work, he has styled in advertising and shows clients. From 2008 to 2012, he had became a fashion editor for VOGUE HOMMES JAPAN with Nicola Formichetti. And now, he has been traveling around the world consistently as freelance stylist, fashion editor and bland consultant for several magazine and clients including Uniqlo, SHISEIDO and other leading brands. He also joined FREE MAGAZINE as a Fashion Director from 2015.
2000年より、VOGUE JAPANのファッションチームアシスタントとして、ファッションエディター田中杏子氏に師事。2002年、NYへ渡米。フリーランスアシスタントの経験をしたのち帰国。commons&sense, commons&sense manにてファッションエディターをする傍ら、国内外の雑誌、広告、ショーなどでスタイリストとしても活動する。
2008年のVOGUE HOMMES JAPAN立ち上げから2012年の休刊までNicola Formichetti氏と共にファッションエディターとして携わる。現在はフリーランスのスタイリスト、ファッションエディターとして、国内外の雑誌、広告、ショー、ブランドのコンサルティング等を手がける。2015年FREE MAGAZINE ファッションディレクターに就任。
-MAGAZINE-
FREE MAGAZINE, NUMERO TOKYO, VOGUE HOMMES JAPAN, VOGUE JAPAN, THEM Magazine, TEEN VOGUE, V magazine, V man, 10 magazine, DAZED&CONFUSED, Wonderland Magazine UK, Casa BRUTUS, ELLE Décor, WWD, L'Officiel Singapore, FHM COLLECTIONS CHINA etc.
-ADVERTISING-
UNIQLO, SHISEIDO, REEBOK, TOMMY HILFIGER, JILL STUART, KOSE, LEVIS, SANEI International, ONWARD, SEIKO, NIKE, CONVERSE, ISETAN, BEAMS, UNITED ARROWS, Y’s YojiYamamoto, G.V.G.V., House of Holland, Fujitsu etc.
-CELEBRITY-
Pharrell Williams, Lady Gaga, Dakota Johnson, Dakota Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Lily Donaldson, Joe Montana, Novak Đoković, Adam Scott, Kiko Mizuhara, Anne, Rola, Rinko Kikuchi, Yuri Ebihara, Tao, Emi Takei, Mikako Ichikawa, Kei Nishikori, Eita, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kengo Kora, Ryo Kase, Chen Kun, Gang Dong-won, Lee Na-young, Jeon Ji Hyeon etc.
