Fédération Française de la Couture

After her studies as a designer at the Sujino Gajen Dressmaker Institute of Tokyo, Junko Shimada visited Paris, and being seduced by the city, decided to stay.

This was in the late 1960’s and Junko Shimada was one the first of the Japanese designers to settle in Paris.

After having worked in the Mafia Design Studio she entered Cacharel first as Chief Designer of childrenswear, then of menswear for six years (without for six years ...).

Junko Shimada created her own design studio in 1981 within just a few years she was being celebrated by the press as the « most parisian of Japanese ».

She opened her first boutique in 1984 on rue Etienne Marcel in Paris.

She has about 20 exclusive shops for her main line and she creates luggage, glasses, scarves, kimonos and golfwear under different licensed brands.

In 2001, she opens a new shop in Paris, rue Saint-Florentin.


		After her studies as a designer at the Sujino Gajen Dressmaker Institute of Tokyo, Junko Shimada visited Paris, and being seduced by the city, decided to stay. This was in the late 1960’s and Junko Shimada was one the first of the Japanese designers to settle in Paris. After having worked in the Mafia Design Studio she entered Cacharel first as Chief Designer of childrenswear, then of menswear for six years (without for six years ...). Junko Shimada created her own design studio in 1981 within just a few years she was being celebrated by the press as the « most parisian of Japanese ». She opened her first boutique in 1984 on rue Etienne Marcel in Paris. She has about 20 exclusive shops for her main line and she creates luggage, glasses, scarves, kimonos and golfwear under different licensed brands. In 2001, she opens a new shop in Paris, rue Saint-Florentin.

		Women’s Ready-to-Wear Accessories : bags, shoes, glasses, luggage, etc

		JUNKO SHIMADA France Junko Shimada Design Studio 84, rue Beaubourg 75003 PARIS Tel : 00 33 1 42 77 07 00 Fax : 00 33 1 42 77 07 21 junkoshimada1@wanadoo.fr
		JUNKO SHIMADA Japan Mr. Iwami 16-11 Nanpeidai Shibuya-Ku Tokyo, 150-0036 Japan Tel : 00 81 3 5784 1050 Fax : 00 81 3 5784 1051
		PRESS OFFICE - France CRISTOFOLIPRESS 28, rue Bichat 75010 PARIS Tel : 00 33 1 44 84 49 49 Fax : 00 33 1 44 84 49 50 info@cristofolipress.fr
		PRESS OFFICE - Japan Ms Yuki NAKAJIMA 16-11 Nanpeidai Shibuya-Ku Tokyo, 150-0036 Japan Tel : 00 81 3 5784 1050 Fax : 00 81 3 5784 1053

France		BOUTIQUE JUNKO SHIMADA 13, rue Saint-Florentin 75008 PARIS Tel/Fax : 00 33 1 42 60 94 12
Japan		BARNEYS NEW YORK GINZA STORE 6-8-7 Ginza Chuo ku Tokyo 104-0061 Japan Tel : 00 81 3 3289 1200 YURAKO-CHO SEIBU ANNEXE 2-5-1 Yuraku-Cho Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 1000006 Japan Tel : 00 81 3 3215 45 00