photos by Colin Sokol and me

(Theory Josetta sweater, Zara kimono coat, Creatures of Comfort silk shorts, vintage boots, Céline sunglasses)

Dreamy shots that Colin took of me right before I came to Tokyo. He always makes me forget the rest of the world exists. Sometimes the most unplanned days are so perfect, right?

A few shots from the past week here in Tokyo. So many fun moments, I’ve had a little more time to chill and make up my own schedule than I usually do here so I’ve tried to document accordingly. The past couple days have been back to packed though, I’ve done a shoot with ViVi, had a very exciting meeting that I’ll be telling you more about if all goes well, gotten manicures in two different shades of Chanel’s denim blues, hosted a dinner for Gilt Group at a restaurant in Aoyama, and today drove out with a big crew (no other way to roll here) to a house studio two hours outside Tokyo that seemed to exist in a zone unaffected by time. Woods, winding spiral staircases, roaming cats, huge rocking horses, the whole deal. I’m heading home in a couple days but tomorrow’s another early morning.

(J Brand jacket, ASOS shirt, American Apparel denim skirt, Uniqlo tights, Alexa Chung for Madewell Zowie boots, Proenza Schouler PS11 bag)

You wouldn’t think it’d take a frigid few days in Tokyo to bring my denim jacket love back to the surface but this J Brand update has been serving it’s duty as the perfect layering piece. I wore it over a patchwork denim shirt I ordered from ASOS a few weeks ago and the high waisted skirt I was throwing around all summer. So yes, triple denim, really. My bad. The jacket’s extra long sleeves do an excellent job peeking out of most heavy duty outerwear worn on top, though this particular coat defeats all in a Chewbacca hug of fluffiness. So oversized is it that it almost renders everything worn inside moot but with enough strategic positioning Bryan took a shot where it’s not swallowing the whole outfit. We took these while wandering around Yurakucho looking for ways to entertain ourselves, which we did not fail at accomplishing by a long shot. This is the exact area that I shot the Lumine campaign a few months ago so I played tour guide as well as translator for Team Us until we retreated back to our rooms at the Peninsula Hotel to warm up. I think I finally found winter.

I managed to take some detail shots at the Prada show on Tuesday in between making sure the cameraman assigned to me was focusing on my favorite moments (a lot of “Oh zoom on those shoes!” and “Those golf caddies are key” and “Is the audio on?” and other such directorial gems). After you ponder how covetable that sheer flame-print dress is, head here to see the video I put together for the project with Prada’s tech guys a couple hours after the show.

photo by Colin Sokol

I’m a die hard DSLR girl but sometimes that extra few pounds on my shoulder or in my bag just doesn’t make any sense…I’ve been playing around with the E-PL 3 (the latest and more pocket-friendly descendant of the EP-2 that some of you may remember me using in the past) that Olympus gave me when I was last in Tokyo and I’m finding it to be pretty ideal to have on me when I’m not expecting to take any photos. There always seems to be something that’s worth documenting and this falls right in the middle between an iPhone and my usual Canon. I’m not going to rattle off its many features because that would be pointless but if you’re interested in reading stats and reviews head to B&H here.