Junko Shimada
Shimada was born in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1941. She liked painting. Her mother told her to lean a skill that would let her earn money. Growing up, she also dreamed of working for Levi’s, an American clothing company known for their denim clothing. So she studied at Sugino Gakuen Dressmaker Jogakuin, a fashion designing/dressmaker school.