“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 on magazine covers and in major publications including The New Yorker, Washington Post, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and LA Times. She’s appeared on The Today Show and CBS The Doctors, and co-hosted an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern for Travel Channel. Recent TV hosting and arranging credits include National Geographic, Food Network, Fuel, Discovery, Dutch Pepsi, Sony Australia, Canal Plus France, Norway TV, NHK (Kawaii TV), Pro Sieben Germany, and CNN International. Watch her TV presenting clips and view press mentions below.
Speeches and appearances include: New York fashion week (front row), Hong Kong Social Media Week, Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference, Luisaviaroma Firenze4Ever (for top style bloggers), Mediabistro Social Curation Summit, PRSA Travel & Tourism Conference, Guest of Honor at anime conventions (Las Vegas Animegacon, California Ani-Jam, etc).
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.)
Trip sponsors include: Maui Tourism, Phoenix Tourism, Mazatlan Tourism, Go With Oh, AirBNB, Roomorama, Westin hotels, Kimpton hotels, Orlando Hotel, Yotel NYC, Brooklyn NU hotel, Wimdu and many more.
TV hosting & arranging credits include National Geographic "Taboo," Travel Channel "Bizarre Foods," Food Network "World's Weirdest Restaurants," Discovery "Oddities", Dutch Pepsi, Sony Australia, Canal Plus France, Norway TV, NHK (Kawaii TV), Pro Sieben Germany, and CNN. Watch her presenting clips and learn more about her TV production company.
Travel video series: La Carmina hosts and scripts an ongoing video series, which is published on her site and Huffington Post. She and her professional filmmakers have done many successful showcases where they visit a destination, take part in a tour / press trip, and do a personalized series of blogs, videos and articles about the experience.
For example, her Hawaii episode was made with support by the Maui tourism board. More about her travel blogging work.
Books & travel journalism: View her articles at CNN Travel and Huffington Post. Learn more about La Carmina's books.
** View her TV presenting reels.
** Contact La Carmina for press and appearance inquiries, endorsements, sponsored posts, advertising and other collaborations.
HIRE LA CARMINA to be a travel TV host, coolhunter & Japanese fixer (arranging, translating, local film production services). Learn more and view her travel blogger page.
FEATURED PRESS (listed by the most recent date)
For La Carmina TV interviews, hosting & appearances, visit the TV Hosting site.
Elle Magazine
Cover and spread of Ladies of Steampunk magazine: Tokyo steampunk fashion
Cover and spread in Adone Magazine: Street Style issue
Vice Magazine
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong, Encounter Travel magazine)
Gothic Beauty
Cover of Cut Out + Keep, Snippets Magazine "Superhero" issue
About.com Multicultural Beauty interview
Digital Journal Germany
Dark Beauty Magazine (Jan 2013 cover & spread, street style issue)
Leveled Magazine (interview & modeling spread)
Gulf News (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
The New York Times (photo credit)
The Doctors, CBS daytime TV talk show guest (speaking about Japan bagel head forehead inflation)
The Japan Times (interview about Japanese bagel heads on National Geographic Taboo TV)
Cover & spread in Vanity Magazine UK
Escala Revista, cover story for Aeromexico flight magazine (1.5 million readers)
Cover and spread in Prysm Magazine
Sugar Heart magazine editorial
8 News Now - Las Vegas CBS TV interview
Food Network TV show "World's Weirdest Restaurants"
Gothic Beauty Magazine
Fashion TV & Fame Rocks red carpet
ANAN Magazine (major Japanese fashion publication)
AOL Celebrity Japan
Huffington Post Arts
Huffington Post Style
The Examiner
Metromix NY
AOL - NY Fashion Week
The Daily Beast
Vogue India
Fashion TV Italy
Canadian TV talk show, Urban Rush
Racked
Lip Service
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)
The Today Show, NBC TV interview
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.)
Posse (Tokyo food and travel guide)
Grrl Traveler (Coolhunting female travel TV)
Atlas Obscura - coolhunter & TV host interview
NSMBL magazine - Tokyo weird theme restaurant tips
Heather On Her Travels - Tokyo tips podcast
My Destination - travel blogger Q&A
Wantering blog interview
Contiki blog (travel TV hosting and blogging interview)
Vampire Freaks interview
Alteria Motives interview on Goth modeling, Jpop culture
Hostelbookers travel blogger interview
Mediabistro Galleycat - Pet Parade
Black Cat White Dog magazine (Dec 2012), pet care interview
The Glove Box, travel blogger interview
Galz Love Music
Mochi Magazine (Asian American young women)
Backpacks & Bunkbeds, travel blogger feature
Beauty Bender (makeup and skincare interview)
Tokyo Kawaii Etc (NHK Kawaii TV)
Giglio (fashion blogger interview)
Shop the Mag
Fashiolista (Style Blogger Interview)
Zaikei Japan
The Fashion Brewery "La Carmina Week"
Muita Moda (Brazil fashion site)
College Lifestyles
Independent Fashion Bloggers, IFB Conference panelist
RocknRoll Bride
Portrait Magazine
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.
For La Carmina TV interviews and appearances, visit the TV Hosting site.
† 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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