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Japan

Junko Koshino

  • Graphic contrasts
  • Geometric forms
  • Performance costume

Junko Koshino explores the relationship between opposites, including curves and straight lines, circles and squares, and red and black. She presented Paris collections for twenty-two years beginning in 1978.

Portrait of Junko Koshino
Official biography; photographer not specified · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Dark cocoon dress with wide cape-like sleeves — Junko Koshino, Date not documented

Collection selection

Dark cocoon dress with wide cape-like sleeves

Date not documented

A documented prize-winning early design shows the dramatic silhouette that launched her career.

junkokoshino.com; photographer not stated
Vertical marbling yukata — Junko Koshino, Date not documented

Collection selection

Vertical marbling yukata

Date not documented

A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.

junkokoshino-market.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
Diamonds and stripes yukata — Junko Koshino, Date not documented

Collection selection

Diamonds and stripes yukata

Date not documented

The repeated pattern gives this representative design a clear graphic identity.

junkokoshino-market.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
Polka-dot yukata — Junko Koshino, Date not documented

Collection selection

Polka-dot yukata

Date not documented

A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.

junkokoshino-market.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
Flowing-pattern yukata — Junko Koshino, Date not documented

Collection selection

Flowing-pattern yukata

Date not documented

Soft folds shape the silhouette and suggest movement around the body.

junkokoshino-market.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Junko Koshino

Alongside fashion, her practice extends to opera, Broadway and drum performance costumes, sports uniforms and interiors, applying a graphic design vocabulary across different settings.