The birds are chirping and the sun has risen. Spring has somehow already arrived and Summer is just around the corner.  Florals eve...

Have you ever thought about why we wear clothes? We are the only species that have adopted the art of dressing, and nudists would arg...

FASHION DIARY JANUARY 2018  Dear Diary, With the the glitz of Christmas and New Years having past, January has quietly ...

Caking on makeup verses no makeup at all. Which one is the "real girl"? Bare faced. Blemishes, discoloration, a bit of sh...

Fashion Empowerment. We are born into this world with an identity. A name given to us by our parents, and a life predestined by the h...

" Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind.  What wrong did I do? What good did I accompli...

Welcome to TALKFASHION! Inspired by nature, art, music, and culture, TALKFASHION, covers the evolving force of self discovery.  ...

箱入り娘 ( hako-iri-musume),  is a Japanese proverb describing a metaphorical "box" that surrounds a girl who was raised in an ...

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For any fashion lover, the opportunity to be invited to New York Fashion Week, is some what of a dream. There is a mysterious glamour...

TALKFASHION TV In this episode of Fashion Storytime, I discuss my childhood memories in Japan. Obon is a time for remembrance of loved o...

TALKFASHION TV: OBON STYLE VIDEO Obon is a beautiful custom celebrated in Japan, and by far my favorite moment of the Summer season. It ...

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Learning how to style your bathing suit into your daily look, is a fabulous way to enjoy the final stretch of the Summer season!  ...

Living in a digital age, it is nearly impossible to find our hands bare, and our eyes free from the hypnotic pull of our smart phones ....

How is it possible to have so many clothes and nothing to wear? I have asked myself this question countless times, and with much thought I h...

Fashion Week of Innovation: Transforming a blouse into a bag, is something I discovered one day when I had much too much to hold and nowhere...

With the arrival of August, Summer is at its peak and the hottest days of the year are here.  My style during these last weeks of 'glori...