Junko Shimada

4 of Junko Shimada's 36 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Japan.

• Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dress2 looks

  Japan → Scotland

  “Woven multi-colour sett of royal blue, navy and brown with fine crossing overcheck lines in a tartan-style repeat, though plaid trousers are also common in generic Western dress.”

• Japanese pine-tree painting motif · Japan · East AsiaLook 1

  Home tradition

  “Gnarled brown pine trunk with clustered needle tufts in stylised fan shapes, composed across the garment like Japanese screen or kimono painting.”

• Haori · Japan · East AsiaLook 1

  Home tradition

  “Loose, straight-cut hip-length open jacket with wide rectangular sleeves and a continuous band-like front edge, worn unfastened over the dress.”

• Espadrille / alpargata · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 3

  Japan → Spain

  “Braided jute rope soles with canvas toe and long ribbon laces crossed and tied around the ankle, the traditional lace-up alpargata form. Material and colour are updated.”