sunday morning

Spending a lazy Sunday morning at home.. and playing around with my new tripod that I bought for only ￥100. And I love the warm light that seeps in through my curtains in the morning. :)

Have a lovely Sunday. x

Love,

Samantha Mariko

so retro

Photos by Masahiro Nakame

Makeup and hair by Yuna Oya

Wardrobe by Ayaka Ito

All Rights Reserved.

As promised, the photos from my retro photo shoot, the first shoot of the year for me! I'm very pleased with how the photos turned out. I had never done a retro/vintage-inspired shoot before, so I had a great time modeling both outfits. I'm starting to realize that modeling is like acting - it's important to really immerse yourself into the role you are assigned and get creative with expressions and posing.  Being able to play both the male & female roles in this particular photo shoot was an awesome experience. My stylist said she bought everything at vintage or second-hand shops in Tokyo! How cool is that?

On a separate note, I don't actually smoke - the cigarette was just a prop! :)

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Samantha Mariko

Instagram outfits #4

Another set of outfits from Instagram :)

(Outfit 1 sweater: Madewell; leggings: Topshop; shoes: Zara)

(Outfit 2 jacket: Le Ciel Bleu; shirt: Equipment; pants: Gap; shoes: Converse)

(Outfit 3 sweater: Topshop; skirt: g.u.; tights: old from Fred Segal; shoes: Converse)

(Outfit 4 beanie: Le Ciel Bleu; sweater: Topshop; pants: Uniqlo; boots: Doc Martens; necklace: F21

Follow me on Instagram: @samanthamariko. You won't regret it!

Happy Friday everyone!

Love,

Samantha Mariko

girl talk

Photos by Nanako Koyama-Dowling

Makeup & hair by Yuna Oya

Wardrobe by Ayaka Ito

Models: Samantha Mariko & Noemie Nakai

All Rights Reserved.

I'm so excited to finally post the photos from my last photo shoot of 2012! I was fortunate enough to work with an amazing & talented team of artists - we all had a similar vision of where we wanted to take the shoot so it went really smoothly. Theme: girls' talk. But to make it more interesting, the stylist had two different outfits for Noemie and I - a girly one and a boyish one. And I was thrilled to be able to be the "boy" in the shoot. Is it weird that I love wearing boyish clothes? 

As mentioned in my previous post, more photos coming soon! Thanks for reading<3

Love,

Samantha Mariko

up & coming

I can't wait to show you all what I've been doing for my recent photo shoots. My apologies for the poor iPhone quality pictures, but here are some previews from a retro/vintage shoot from last weekend and a studio shoot I did today. Stay tuned. <3

Have a great weekend everyone!

Love,

Samantha Mariko