“Adorable, in a somewhat bizarre way.” - The New Yorker
(La Carmina has) “beauty, grace, intelligence and can speak with authority on many subjects.”
“If you don’t subscribe to this woman’s Facebook, blog, and Twitter feeds you are really missing out, kids.”
- Andrew Zimmern (TV host, Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel)
La Carmina has been featured in major publications including The New Yorker, Washington Post, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and LA Times. She’s appeared on The Today Show and co-hosted an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern for Travel Channel. Recent TV hosting and arranging credits include Food Network, Fuel/National Geographic/Discovery, Dutch Pepsi, Sony Australia, Canal Plus France, Norway TV, Belgium TV, and CNN International in Tokyo. (See links to press clips below)
She runs a coolhunting / trend consulting / TV hosting and arranging company: La Carmina & The Pirates. The crew specializes in Cool Japan, cosplay, Goth, burlesque, LGBT, Jpop fashion, music, art and youth subcultures. (Click here to learn more and hire the Pirates.)
La Carmina hosts, writes, arranges and field produces a "Coolhunting America" travel TV show for Huffington Post / AOL. She travels and scouts out underground attractions and bizarre subcultures, starting with Wisconsin. (Watch the first episode.)
View her TV presenting reels.
Contact La Carmina for press and appearance inquiries, sponsorships, advertising and other collaborations.
HIRE LA CARMINA to be a travel TV host, coolhunter & Japanese fixer (arranging, translating, local film production services). Learn more.
FEATURED PRESS (listed by the most recent date)
Vogue India
Racked
Sohu China
Luisaviaroma Firenze4Ever (haute couture event for the world's top fashion bloggers)
AOL / My Daily
Style.it
BUST Magazine (full page color spread + interview)
Alt Noir Magazine (cover and inside spread)
Zagat (named one of the best cooking shows on YouTube)
AOL / Huffington Post (launch of her travel TV show)
LA Weekly (Hello Kitty birthday party, travel TV show premiere)
Vogue Italia
Featured interview in Coolhunting Digital book (Spain)
Luisaviaroma styling lab (Italy: she was one of the 40 top fashion bloggers flown to the event)
LA Weekly interview and 33-photo slideshow about her Japan charity work
LA Weekly: featured in a 31-photo slideshow
The Diplomat (Japan: current affairs magazine)
NOH8 Campaign - photographed a Familiar Face (along with Cindy McCain, Adam Lambert, Paris Hilton, Kat von D)
Cosmopolitan Magazine France
Andrew Zimmern's column in Mpls St. Paul Magazine
Travel Channel: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Bizarre Magazine (UK: 4-page spread)
Front page of CNN International and CNNGo
Fox News
CNNGo (Asia)
The Guardian (UK: her book Cute Yummy Time was one of the oddest book titles of the year)
Washington Post (Cute Yummy Time is recommended)
Mediabistro Galleycat
BoingBoing
LA Weekly interview
LA Times feature about her book Cute Yummy Time
About.com feature about her Theme Restaurants book, also recommended in About's Manga gift guide
CNNGo (Asia: photo feature)
Cover and spread in Metro NY and Metro Philadelphia
Women's Day Magazine
Charlotte Observer
The Village Voice
Ming Pao (Chinese newspaper)
Random House author page
Penguin USA author page
Vancouver Province
Vancouver Sun
The New Yorker
Columbia University alumni feature
Women's Wear Daily
The National Post
Time Out New York
Vancouver Sun
ADDITIONAL PRESS (listed by the most recent date. See major press above.)
We are Hype interview & lookbook
By-Bo Hong Kong
Conversations with Bianca
iFashionMagazine
MOOV Magazine
Fashion Zest
Asiance Magazine
Modern Tokyo Times
Anime.com
College Fashion (blogger inspiration interview)
Moda Online
Steampunk Jewelry book by Jean Campbell
Fashion Questions (fashion blogger interview)
AA Risings (Asian-Americans in entertainment)
Gia Magazine
Soho Hearts site and newsletter
Rolf Potts (travel writer interview)
Fresh Fashion Faces
Wearable Art Blog
Tokyo Catwalk
Siouxsie Law
InTheMo (Tokyo City guide, next to city experts like Lady Gaga)
Random Traveler feature
Curiosities Esthetiques (France)
Mobile Youth Asia interview (Asia trends)
Cultural Espionage (coolhunter interview)
Fashion Envi (fashion blogger interview)
Independent Fashion Bloggers
Polyvore
Non Solo Kawaii (Italy)
Annabelle Cosmetics
Peta2
Lip Service
Vampyrotic
Stargate TV producer's website
Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi
My Life as a Magazine
Asian Boston Magazine
Style Sample Magazine
Trespass Magazine
Aware Magazine
EGL Magazine
Fan To Pro
Tokyo Telephone
My Fat Pocket (Singapore)
Asian Palate (Hong Kong)
The Whiskey Dregs
Tokyo CanDoll (Japan)
Hyphen Magazine
Audrey Magazine
Chef's Table radio show
WaCowLA
SheKnows
Harukosama coolhunter profile
ModCloth
While She Naps
MookyChick
Nineteen74
Giant Robot
TokyoTopia
MetroPop Magazine
Story of my Life
True Cult Heavy Metal
Ambi Japan
Winnipeg Free Press
Gaku-X Magazine
Morbid Outlook Magazine
Photos
+ Click here for images of La Carmina in Goth/Lolita/Punk clothing. For higher resolution photos, email Carmina.
+ Click here to view La Carmina's clothing line.
Videos
+ Watch her "cute cooking" demos and Tokyo fashion reports.
† LA CARMINA † TV hosting reel
includes CNN, Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel, NHK, NBC Today Show, Dutch Pepsi.
La Carmina hosts, writes, arranges and field produces a "Coolhunting America" travel TV show for Huffington Post / AOL. Watch the first episode.
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