Sugino Yoshiko
Japanese fashion educator and designer (1892-1978)
Sugino Yoshiko (杉野 芳子) (née Iwasawa, March 2, 1892 – July 24, 1978) was a Japanese fashion educator and designer. She founded the Doreme dressmaking school and the Sugino Fashion College.
Early life and education
Sugino was born in what is now the town of Yokoshibahikari in Chiba prefecture, Japan. Her birth name was Iwasawa Yoshiko. She attended Chiba Prefectural Girl's High School, and became the first woman to work at the Ministry of Railways. She went to study in New York in 1914. While studying abroad, she married architect Sugino Shigeichi in 1916. They returned to Japan in 1920, and lived in Akasaka, Tokyo.
Career
Sugino founded the Doreme dressmaking school in 1926. At the time, all western clothing was bespoke, but using basic paper patterns she taught Japanese women how to make their own dresses.
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