Press + TV appearance inquiries
E-mail Carmina (gothiccarmina - att - gmail) if you are interested in TV appearances, interviews, photoshoots, collaborations, etc.
You can view past media coverage here. Carmina's work experience and TV reels are posted here. La Carmina's photos are here.
Advertising + Sponsorships
La Carmina is happy to discuss sidebar and footer ads, in-text links, showcasing products/services in sponsored posts or event appearances, and other advertorials.
For rates and details, please email (gothiccarmina ATT gmail)
She has teamed up with various brands on travel/fashion/lifestyle sponsorships, which she showcases and promotes on her blog, social networks, journalism outlets and TV shows.
These partners include: Argus Car Rentals, Kimpton Hotels, Roomorama, Orlando Hotel, Prada, Alexora watches, Iron Fist, Lip Service, Emily the Strange.
Biography
La Carmina (http://www.lacarmina.com) is a professional
Japan/Goth/alternative culture and style blogger. She is the most
popular English-language blogger on Japanese Gothic Lolita
Punk fashion and Visual Kei / J-rock. She has worked with h.NAOTO,
Marui One, Miyavi, X Japan, Dir en Grey, Versailles and more.
La Carmina runs a coolhunting / trend consulting / TV hosting and
arranging company: La Carmina & The Pirates. The team specializes in
cosplay, Goth, burlesque, LGBT, Jpop culture and youth subcultures.
(http://www.lacarmina.com/pirates)
La Carmina is the author of 3 books
(Penguin USA and Random House), and journalist for CNN, LA Weekly and
Huffington Post. Her popular blog about Jpop fashion and
subcultures - www.lacarmina.com/blog - has been featured in major
publications (The New Yorker, Washington Post, WWD, Cosmopolitan,
Vogue Italia, LA Times). She was one of the 40 top fashion bloggers to be invited
to Luisaviaroma's Firenze4Ever event.
She has appeared on The Today Show and co-hosted an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew
Zimmern for Travel Channel, which airs in 75 countries. NHK Japan
filmed a documentary about her work; recent TV hosting and arranging
credits include Food Network, Discovery / National Geographic / Fuel, Dutch Pepsi, Sony Australia, Canal Plus France, Norway TV, Belgium TV, and CNN International in Tokyo. La Carmina is active in
charity work, currently raising
money for relief efforts in Japan via her fashion collections.
All press clippings are found here. Read Carmina's full bio and watch clips here.
Hire La Carmina: TV host, Tokyo fixer, Japan promoter & trend consultant
Carmina runs a coolhunting / trend consulting / TV hosting / touring and arranging company: La Carmina & The Pirates.
The crew specializes in cosplay, Goth, burlesque, LGBT, Jpop culture and youth subcultures.
(Click here to learn more and work with the Pirates.)
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