Samantha Mariko on Wearona.com

My interview with Wearona.com is now up on their website! Wearona is an online fashion magazine, featuring bloggers from around the world. It would be great if you took the time to check it out here or the widget on my sidebar. Thank you! 先日、Wearona.com というオンライン誌とのインタビューが公開されました!全部英語ですが、是非こちらで読んでみて下さい!Thank you!

#BeCoolAroundTheWorld Tokyo fashion interview

Another Samantha Mariko interview, this time conducted by Italian actress Gaia Messerklinger. Sweet, gorgeous and bubbly, I totally enjoyed meeting her and answering any questions she had about Tokyo fashion and lifestyle. My friend Natalia and I met with her at a cafe in Shibuya to discuss what the fashion culture is like in Tokyo … Continue Reading

blondy 2015 SS Lookbook feat. Samantha Mariko

I had been waiting for Japanese fashion brand blondy to post their 2015 SS Lookbook on their website. And finally! they did. This was my first lookbook gig as a model, and I’m not shy to say I am proud of my work here. The blondy team was also very pleased with the outcome, which is … Continue Reading

Jason Mordeno Photography

When Jason sent me the last set of photos from our shoot this spring, the first thing I thought was, “Damn, I miss my long hair!” But then again, it only looked like this for the photo shoot and not any of the other days during the week. I actually just came back from a … Continue Reading

FEATURE | Interview for Cloth App Launch

  I had been meaning to post about this earlier, but anyways, I’d like to introduce a new iPhone app called Cloth. Cloth is a brand new fashion app where you upload your look, organize them by category, weather, etc, and share them with everyone else. According to The Next Web, “Cloth… is you personal … Continue Reading

FEATURE | Fashion One TV Japan feat. Paint with Stars and Letters Impromptu

Remember the photo shoot I did with Lisa from Paint with Stars back in July? I forgot to mention that Fashion One TV was shooting live footage of the shoot, and it is now up on Youtube! I’ve never had a video taken for any of my photo shoots, so this one was special for me. Lisa and I … Continue Reading

Japanese magazine InRed Sept. Issue fashion snap

Good news! A snap of me with some of my model friends was in the September issue of InRed magazine 🙂 InRed magazine is a Japanese ladies’ fashion magazine aimed for women in their 20s to 40s. A snap of the girls and I was featured on p.121 of this issue! This photo was taken … Continue Reading

Lookbook.nu Tokyo Style Report by Samantha Mariko

Hey everyone!! I recently teamed up with Gloria Tran from Lookbook.nu for their Tokyo Style Report segment, and my report on blogging and fashion in Tokyo is now up on their website! You can read it here – “Tokyo Report: Tips and Tools for Blogging by Samantha Mariko” Many thanks to Gloria for featuring me and for … Continue Reading

modern-day cleopatra

  Sorry for not posting in a week! The office move I mentioned in my last post and getting used to the new location kind of took up my energy… but I have been working on updating my blog and start-up for my Youtube channel. I appreciate you all for being so patient and supportive!! … Continue Reading

First appearance on Japanese variety TV – 「世界の日本人妻は見た」

Last week, I had one of the most amazing job opportunities – I was asked to be on a popular Japanese variety TV show on TBS called 「世界の日本人妻は見た」(“Sekaino Nihonjinzuma wa Mita”). Every week, ladies of different ethnicities living in Japan are invited to share their experiences from their home country as the entire cast watch … Continue Reading