Jane Marple

Jane Marple
Founded	1985
Country	Japan
No. of locations	5
Owner	St. Mary Mead Co., Ltd.
Website	https://www.janemarple-stmm.co.jp/
Webshop	http://janemarple.shop-pro.jp/
Twitter	JaneMarple_stmm
Instagram	janemarple_official
Weibo	jmofficial
Current status	Active
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Jane Marple is a women's fashion brand known for their romantic and british traditional inspired clothing.

Concept

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Sub-labels

Jane Marple Dans Le Salon

Launched in 1994 as a high end women's line, Jane Marple Dans Le Salon is based on the concept of a 19th centruy salon where artists, poets and philosophers met. The designs are created with an "artisan spirit" in mind.^[2]

History

Jane Marple was founded in April 1985 by former MD Merchandiser, Yasuhiro Narita (成田保裕), and former MILK designer Megumi Murano (村野めぐみ).^[2]^[3] In 1988, the first directly managed Jane Marple store was opened on the 2nd floor of Laforet Harajuku Part II. The brand was given the task of doing the Christmas window display for the shopping center, and continued to do it for the next seven years.^[2]

In 1992 Jane Marple released their first pairs of shoes, with two styles: scallop ankle shoes and ghillies shoes. Their signature 4-strap shoes would be released in 1994, and have continued to be released many times since.^[2]

In 2006, Jane Marple collaborated with Blythe for a charity collection and designed the cover of the Blythe photobook. Jane Marple also collaborated with Ito Miyoko.^[2]

In 2009, for the 35th Anniversary of Hello Kitty, Jane Marple collaborated with Hello Kitty producing clothing and accessory items. Jane Marple Also collaborated with Disney in 2012 to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth. ^[2]

Notable Figures

Megumi Murano (村野めぐみ) - Founder

Yasuhiro Narita (成田保裕) - Founder

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Shop List

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Directly Managed Shops

Shop	Country	Address	Status	Socials
Harajuku	Japan	1-11-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Laforet Harajuku 2F	Open	n/a
Shinjuku	Japan	3-1-26 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Shinjuku Marui Annex 2F	Open	n/a
Nagoya	Japan	3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Nagoya PARCO West Building 2F	Open	n/a
Osaka	Japan	2-1-13 Nishishinsaibashi , Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Mitsu Building 1F	Open	n/a
Fukuoka	Japan	1-2-41-101 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka	Open	n/a

External Distributors

Shop	Country	Address	Status	Socials
BABY PINK MOON	Japan	1-2-3 Central, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Sendai PARCO 4F	Open	n/a
Pua	Japan	1-19-1 Mizuho, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture	Open	n/a
GREEN'S TRADING	Hong Kong	2 / F, TOWER JORDAN, 6 BOWRING STREET, KOWLOON, HONG KONG	Open	n/a
Small Flower Pattern Fine Clothing	Taiwan	No.69 JingMing 1st Street, West Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan	Open	n/a