Animal and floral prints with bold embellishments blend beautifully with oriental silhouettes to make up Junko Shimada's signature look. The Japanese designer built her design studio in 1981 after a number of years at French label Cacharel. In 1984, she opened her first boutique in Paris.

"Fashion to me is all about the passion. It comes from the heart and it is only with that, that the greatest fashion can be created."