I would be lost without you

photos by Nahoko Suzuki makeup by Asuka Takei styling by Samantha Mariko

Without you here, only echoes will ring

A line from one of my favorite ballads by Tokyo Jihen, “Sweet Spot.” photos by Nahoko Suzuki makeup by Asuka Takei styling by Samantha Mariko

Embrace simplicity

I finally had a chance to do a photo shoot session to update my modeling portfolio – these are just a few from the batch. Ever since I dyed my hair black, my makeup routine has changed as well. Changing my hair color and chopping it shorter made me realize that a more natural, simplified … Continue Reading

BFGU Fashion Week 2015 Tokyo

I’m posting this a few weeks late, mainly because I couldn’t find any good photos of the fashion show at Bunka Fashion College. But thank goodness for Tokyo fashion blogger Misha Janette of Tokyo Fashion Diaries, who did two separate blog posts of the show. I was actually very fortunate to model the outfits of … 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

blondy & BLONDY ReLISH 2015 SS Collection Showroom

On Friday, I was invited to check out the 2015 SS showrooms for Japanese women’s fashion brand blondy and it’s sister brand, BLONDY ReLISH. What was so special about visiting blondy showroom was that I was the model for their 2015 SS lookbook. Imagine my surprise at seeing my face on the walls of their … 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

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

You and me

This is probably one of the most interesting places I’ve done a photo shoot. We were able to use this little cafe in Shimo-kitazawa freely because of the photographer. And I loved the cute props he brought for the shoot – a portable record player, his vinyl collection, old magazines and photo books. It’s just … Continue Reading

Asia Collection VN Fashionista

  Finally some pictures from Asia Collection in Ho Chi Minh! A few behind-the-scenes photos plus photos from the actual show that were taken with several diffrerent iPhones (sorry for the bad picture quality!) It was a huge honor to be a part of this fashion show – it was my first big show in … Continue Reading