Kawaii Resume
2016
ANIME CENTRAL
apparel booth in the exhibitor hall - a part of a Jfashion 101 panel
ANIME MIDWEST
apparel booth in the exhibitor hall
HARD DECORA POP UP AT ELEPHANT ROOM GALLERY
Organized a pop up event spanning several weekends and featuring 2 other artist
2017
Reported on a Chicago clothing swap event for episode #64 of Kawaii International. Kawaii.I is an internationally broadcasted show on the NHK network that covers topics in japanese alternative fashion scene.
KAWAII REPORTER FOR KAWAII INTERNATIONAL
Created 10 Youtube videos around the Journey to Kawaii theme for the Black Girls are Kawaii Youtube channel.
BLACK GIRLS ARE KAWAII YOUTUBER
Sold my apparel in the Shibuya galaxxxy store for a month as a guest designer.
GALAXXXY STORE POP UP
While in Japan I had a photoshoot directed by the designer of ACDC Rag Harajuku used to promote some recent apparel
PHOTO SHOOT WITH ACDC RAG HARAJUKU
Apparel booth in the exhibitor hall.
ANIME CENTRAL
Launched a monthly jfashion news and interview podcast.
CO-CREATED THE O-KEI PODCAST WITH HAYDEN
Participated in a joint exhibitor hall booth with Lolita Collective
ANIME EXPO
Participated in a joint booth with Lolita Collective and a designer’s panel
DRAGON CON
Apparel booth in dealers hall.
SOY CON
Group holiday pop up in San Fransisco, CA facilitated by Lolita Collective and The Black Ribbon
LOLITA COLLECTIVE HOLIDAY POP UP
2018
WASHI CON
Jfashion guest at the convention and hosted a Diversity in Jfashion panel.
Designer in the fashion show, sold apparel through Lolita Collective, and participated in a designer’s panel.
KATSUCON
apparel booth in the artist alley and O-Kei Podcast live show panel
UCHI CON
apparel booth in the exhibitor hall, a part of a Jfashion 101 panel, held interviews for O-Kei Podcast, and a presenter for the Kimono to Kawaii panel
ANIME CENTRAL
Jfashion guest, designer in the fashion show with guest model Haruka Kurebayashi, a part of autograph sessions, hosted the Jfashion Confidence and Decora 101 panels, held a jfashion meet up with brand Puvithel, and a part of a indie designers panel.
TEKKO
Modelled for ACDC Rag Harajuku, Hypercore, Listen Flavor, and Kingly Mask
ANIME EXPO
An educational presentation on the development of Japanese fashion from Kimonos to kawaii fashion of today held at the Chicago Japanese Cultural Center. I explained the decora kei section
KIMONO TO KAWAII EVENT
co-hosted an O-Kei Podcast live show with Hayden on the Assumptions of Jfashion
CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL
gave a Decora 101 presentation at the college’s anime club
ELMWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hard Decora items sold at the Kawaii Society booth during Anime NYC