Yoshiko Sugino was born on March 2, 1892, in Chiba Prefecture. She passed away on July 24, 1978. After graduating from Chiba Daiichi Girls' High School, she traveled to the United States in 1914 to study dressmaking in New York. While studying abroad, she met and married Shigekazu Sugino, who was studying at Stanford University with the aim of becoming an architect. The couple returned to Japan in 1920. In 1926, she rented a room in a building in Toranomon and opened the Dressmaker Girls' School (now the Dressmaker Academy), popularizing the "Dreme Dressmaking" method of producing affordable, high-quality clothing. The number of students, which began with three at the time of opening, steadily increased, and the school soon became so popular that it no longer had enough space. In 1932, she founded Sugino Gakuen with her husband. In 1935, she held Japan's first fashion show. The school was closed during the war, but resumed classes at home after the war. It quickly attracted many students and expanded to include branch schools across the country, becoming a huge success. In 1950, she opened the Clothing Department at Sugino Gakuen Women's Junior College and became its president. She also worked as a fashion designer, showcasing her work both in Japan and abroad. She made many trips to France during her lifetime and is said to have been friends with Christian Dior and others. She viewed fashion as "a new branch of art" and was highly praised for her contributions to introducing Parisian elegance to Japan. In 1959, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit and the Parme Académie by the French government. She passed away on July 24, 1978. Her books include "Autobiography: Like a Flame."