The Line Hotel, LA

While my friend Amy was in SoCal with me, she decided to spend a night at the trendy Line Hotel in LA. It was such a chic little hotel! The lounge & bar area was spacious and clean, and as you can sort of tell, we loved the sofas. It's a little lonely without Amy now as she is back in the grind in Tokyo, but I'll see her when I'm back for New Years. See you later, Amy!


先週、エイミーとロスのThe Line ホテルへ行ってみました。とてもお洒落でトレンディーなホテル！バーとラウンジエリアを気に入っちゃいました♪エイミーが東京に戻ってからちょっと寂しいけど、またすぐ会えるから大丈夫！



Love,

Samantha

Kate Spade Saturday 2015 SS Collection Showroom

Before the blondy & BLONDY ReLISH showrooms on Thursday, my friend Amy and I stopped by the Kate Spade Saturday 2015 SS Collection showroom in Omotesando. As always with Saturday, their collections are bright and colorful, and just so fun to look at! I especially loved their huge collection of bags, and their collaboration sneakers with New Balance. Thank you Kate Spade Saturday for inviting us for the preview of your spring collection!


先週、友達の太田エイミーちゃんとKate Spade Saturday の展示会に行ってきました！Saturdayはいつでも明るくてポップな感じがテーマなので、こっちも気分が上がります！カラフルなバッグや、New Balanceとのコラボスニーカーがお気に入り。春が本当に楽しみです♪

You can check out Kate Spade Saturday here.

Amy also does a blog on Ameblo here, check it out!




Love,

Samantha




P.S. Also, a quick announcement: congratulations to the winner of The Golden Heart Store giveaway,
Mai Tran! Thanks for everyone who entered the giveaway <3

Moschino Opening Party at Harajuku La Foret

I attended the Moschino Opening Party at La Foret in Harajuku with my friend Amy. It was probably one of the more colorful events I've been too for sure! Red and yellow everywhere! I especially loved the Moschino x Jeremy Scott collection (the cow print bags and accessories) and the Fall Winter 14-15 Runway Capsule Collection (the McDonald's inspired items) which included T-shirts, bags and tech accessories. You can check out all the collections here. Amy's favorite was the "I don't speak Italian but I do speak Moschino" T-shirt. Isn't she the cutest?:)

I had a full day of work before the event, and it was so muggy and humid yesterday, so I went pretty bare with a cropped tank that I got a while ago at Zara (similar here) and some loose-fitted tapered pants from Forever 21 (similar here). Anyways, I had a really great time last night!

I know I haven't been the best at posting new content recently, and also responding to comments.. I don't know what it is with summer but it is really hectic!! Please be patient with me - I do read all the comments on my posts! You can follow me on Instagram @samanthamariko to keep up with me :) 

Thanks for taking the time to check out my page, truly appreciate it! Have a wonderful weekend.

Love,

Samantha Mariko

birkenstock madrid eva model launch party

Tonight, I attended the Birkenstock Madrid Eva Model Launch Party in Harajuku with my friend Amy. It was seriously poppin' when we arrived, and we all got to wear the new Madrid Evas during the party. My model friend Melody Yoko was the image model for this launch party, so there were posters of her modeling the different Birkenstocks all over the warehouse (she is the girl in the blue palm tree dress). It was great seeing some of my other friends at the party :) And I'm so excited to own my first pair of Birkenstocks!

Do you own a pair of Birkenstocks? Let me know in the comments!

Love,

Samantha Mariko

lauderdale part 2 & shop bop sale event

More good food, more good company. Made my way to Lauderdale once more for an all girls lunch with my mom and my friend Amy. A little disappointing that they don't serve their eggs benedict on weekdays, but we still enjoyed a delicious lunch over girls talk. I'm glad that my mom is able to meet some of my close friends in Japan!

Also, a quick announcement for a 3-day sale event over at shopbop.com starting Tuesday PST time.

Check out the flyer for more details :) 

Love,

Samantha Mariko

a friendship shoot

photos by Lisa from Paint with Stars

models: Amy Ota and Samantha Mariko (me)

Lisa gave me the perfect opportunity to do a friendship-themed photo shoot this past weekend at Kasai Rinkai Park, and I couldn't think of anyone better to do it than with my good friend, Amy. We met 2 years ago when I signed to my current agency, and we hit it off really well. I can talk to her about anything, and our conversations and hangouts are always full of smiles and laughter. I'm always so thankful to have a friend like her. Thank you Lisa for taking such beautiful photos of us! :)

Love,

Samantha Mariko