Stories by Samantha Mariko

Category: Fashion

Fashion outfits, street style, and designer spotlights from Tokyo and global fashion weeks by Samantha Mariko.

July 18, 2019

A Birthday Reflection

Birthdays come and go quickly, but resolutions can stick with you if you put your mind to it. As I get older, I realize…

June 12, 2019

Using your own canteen or tumbler daily to reduce waste is becoming a thing these days. I remember when I was in school, I’d…

May 20, 2019

“Why is this blog post titled ‘A New Start’?” you may ask. Well, for one thing, I completely changed my look into one of…

April 22, 2019

For those of you who’ve been to Tokyo – have you ever visited teamLab Planets or Borderless? If you haven’t yet, maybe you’ve seen…

March 31, 2019

I wanted to write this post today with some words of wisdom because we all go through days where we don’t feel our best;…

March 4, 2019

Have you ever traveled solo to a place you’ve never been to before? If you’ve read my two posts about my trip to Indonesia…

November 25, 2018

I wouldn’t be a very good Cosmo Girl if I didn’t introduce my favorite lingerie brands along with photos of me wearing them, right?…

October 24, 2018

It’s not even the end of October, and already I feel like I’m finally almost coming out of a huge whirlwind of everything that…

September 30, 2018

It’s crazy to think that it’s already been 6 years since I packed my bags and left California for Japan. Who would have thought…

September 17, 2018

I frequently live by quotes. Motivational ones, inspirational ones, funny ones, gripping ones – you name it. I frequently go to Pinterest and other…