Gorgeous Otherworldliness by Junko Shimada

After finishing her studies at the Sujino Gajen Dressmaker (!) Institute of Tokyo, Shimada visited Paris in the 60s, and, like many an artist before her, simply never left. She designed childrenswear and, later, menswear for Cacharel before launching her own label in 1981, followed in 1984 by a boutique on rue Etienne Marcel. For her Fall 08 show, the runway was dominated by a series of identical screens (almost as wide as the runway) constructed from opaque matte gold paper and

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