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the casting: scene one

most days our castings (model speak for auditions) would run late into the night…this vid will take you into the first few seconds of one of those castings, where we encounter a manager and model from another agency.  the other … Continue reading

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these aren’t my lips

     you can see in this close up that the make-up artist painted my upper lip way bigger than it is in real life. i’m not proud of it, but i will admit it here that ever since an … Continue reading

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hair show

no, this photo was not taken at an elaborate Halloween party (though i swear they used cobwebbing on the girl’s hair, far left).  actually, this was a hair show (and my first sort-of- real runway experience–but more on that later).  the … Continue reading

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skinny jeans and a kimono

because what trip to japan is complete without a photo of you and a lady in a kimono (and a sumo wrestler but i already took care of that)? actually, what stands out for me most from this pic is … Continue reading

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i’ve never even gone snorkling

for the record (since the number one question people ask me when they find out about my modeling is whether i get to keep the clothes) i’ve only ever once been given a freebie (okay, besides g-strings because thankfully they … Continue reading

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the hottest in tokyo street fashion (and i don’t mean harajuku)

remember when these croc garden shoes were so popular?  well, this season the newest trend in practical foot attire comes straight from the street cleaners of Tokyo! okay, so you might not have actually seen any of these stocked in you local Aldo, … Continue reading

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suck it in!

the best part of this shoot was when kate (she’s the one sitting behind me in the pic above) couldn’t fit into the jeans and they had to cut them down the back and use duct tape to hold them together.  … Continue reading

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cute shoes

these wooden shoes are sooo cute! why didn’t i buy any for myself?  oh yeah, because my size 10 feet were freakishly big by Japanese standards. p.s. the lady in pink is totally cute too (and i don’t mean that in … Continue reading

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why sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed in night clubs

seriously–birkenstocks and cut off jeans?  i look like i’m dressed to hang out in front of the 7-Eleven parking lot, NOT a roppongi nightclub (and yes, i am totally sober in this pic, i just look like that).  maybe i … Continue reading

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why animals should never be used in photo shoots

happy easter.  this bird pooed on me.  for real.

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