by the seaside

(shirt & belt: Urban Outfitters; jeans: Madewell;

 purse: Jason Wu for Target; sandals: H&M)

Photos from an outing in Palos Verdes, at Wayfarer's Chapel. 

The weather was perfect to wander around and absorb the beauty of it all.  It had been a while since I'd seen such a glorious view of the ocean. So much blue that it's almost blinding (in a good way).

Another reason I went here was to have some photos for a poster for my senior piano recital at UCLA. 

Perfect location, and I got some decent photos (not posted in this blog :)) I will probably post them later on though!

I hope you enjoyed the scenery in the photos! 

Love,

Samantha Mariko

natural light

(photos by Narciso Carlos)

As promised, here are some of the photos from one of my previous photo shoots.

The photographer wanted to experiment with natural light in his apartment, so they are quite simple. 

Hope you like them :)

Love,

Samantha Mariko

dineLA at comme ca

Hello lovelies<3

I had the luxury of dining at a French restaurant, comme ca, for dineLA last night with my friend Y.

I enjoyed a delicious 3-course meal consisting of a roasted beet salad, coq au vin and ...

profiteroles :)

Every dish was pleasing to the eye and, of course, the mouth. Yum!

(blazer: H&M; shirt: Zara, bag: needsupply.com)

Isn't it such a cute restaurant?  The interior was nicely furnished, too.

I know it's hard to see my outfit in this photo, but you can go to my Ameblo (short for Ameba blog) to see a better image :)

A great way to end a lovely weekend full of successful photo shoots and good food :) Pictures to come up hopefully soon! Have a great week!

Love,

Samantha Mariko

jason wu for target!

I was excited to find out that Jason Wu is collaborating with Target!

(images courtesy of Google)

His collection looks so chic and elegant, with bold colors, spring florals, and stripes. Some of the blouses and skirts can be worn in an office, no? Looking through his designs made me think of spring & summer & warm weather :) Can't wait to see them in person!

Love, 

Samantha Mariko

rainy days and mondays

Just finally getting over my cold that kept me in bed for almost 2 days.  Even so, I managed to go to a music video shoot for Pink Martini and Saori Yuki's new song, "Is that all there is?" (we filmed this from 10pm to 2am in the cold drizzle, mind you). Despite the weather, I enjoyed the crew and the fact that I got to ride a pretty sick motorcycle in heels and a dress :)

The rainy LA weather can be a bit gloomy and bothersome sometimes, but it is nice for a change. 

Some photos I found on Google that I like:

Enjoying some beautiful, classical piano music on a rainy Monday... <3

Love,

Samantha Mariko