Hazel

Heyheyheyyy. This is my first post on my lingerie project that I've been working on.
I've been waiting for the right time to share this with you.. now i don't know where to begin
Here is a sneak peak for now.. haha LET YOUR IMAGINATION GROW!!




♡where I started♡

♡the look♡

♡the feel♡

♡the survey♡

Apparently 109 girls don't believe in comfortable lingerie...

overall 'cute' got the most votes!

more surveys to come:)

♡the logo♡

(not there yet..

This project is a combination of my experiences as a design student x modeling in New York and Tokyo 

I'm interested in NY in the 70s, french lingerie, and the women's body

related blog posts in the past:

CLASSSSSS. // Today...! // Poor Little Rich Girl // The New York Issue  Before Sunset // Fashion // Chanel // Girls // Montemarte // color manhattan in. // Elevany

♡the partner♡

My friend Zach (studied Fashion Design at Parsons) and I are joining forces this summer to produce a lingerie line that encourages (Japanese) girls to be comfortable expressing themselves. I wish for this brand to grow on them and to bring out their natural beauty. women, we are BEAUTIFUL!!

We are designing fit, comfortable pieces that are simple + cute. the idea is to have them worn seamlessly. like it's part of their body. or worn like their meant to be seen. or somewhere in between..

I wish to do a promotional something by the end of the summer, some events in the winter, and a launch party/pop up store by next summer! (if all goes as planned) 

I'll keep you updated through my blog:)

L'un part l'autre reste

Splitscreen: A Love Story

via Kaz!
Shot entirely on the Nokia N8 mobile phone. Winner of the Nokia Shorts competition 2011.

Director: JW Griffiths
Producer: Kurban Kassam
Director of Photography: Christopher Moon
Editor: Marianne Kuopanportti 
Sound Design: Mauricio d'Orey
Music composed by: Lennert Busch

I feel like the sun sitting on the moon

I never realized how spoiled I really am,
being able to experience living in two different cultures and growing up knowing how to speak two languages.
When I came to Paris and didn't understand a word anyone was saying,
I felt weak and rejected and lost my self esteem.
I became smaller.. a lot smaller than the person I thought I was in Japan.
I've been stuck in this comfort zone that didn't allow me to expand as a person.
This trip made me realize how much more there is to see, and where I need to be headed.
I wish I could be in the world more, like as I spent my past three weeks in Paris.
Everything didn't fall into place as I thought it would, and I didn't become a more sophisticated woman as Audrey Hepburn did in "Sabrina,"
but the people I met, the places I've been
have truly been an inspiration.

人は甘やかしてては成長できない
回りの人、回りの環境の変化によって人は成長していくとおもう
だから夢を見つづけて、世界を見る必要があるとおもう

bon courage!!

Sparkling

I fell in love
Amazing show at the Moulin Rouge

Montemarte

We visited the Cafe des Deux Moulins in Montemarte

This girl is a living Amelie  

Please don't ever change!

Paris vs New York

A tally of two cities

Hope everyone had a great new year!
今年もよろしく！