Zeshu Takamura is a graduate of the Faculty of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, and the Department of Dress Design at the Kuwasawa Design School, where he worked as an assistant for fashion illustrator Reiko Saito. Following graduation, Takamura became involved in fashion illustration and design works for publishers, advertising agencies, and apparel makers. He has taught at Bunka Design College, Vantan Visual Institute, and Tokyo Mode Gakuen. Since 2007, he has been a professor at Bunka Women's University. His publications include The Use of Markers in Fashion Illustration, Fashion With Style: Ladies Fashion Items, Roots of Street Style and Fashion Design Techniques, and Fashion Design Drawing: A Super Reference Book for Beginners.