La Carmina
Blogger / Designer / Author
USA
Biography:
La Carmina (www.lacarmina and @lacarmina social media) is a professional Japan/Goth/alternative culture and style blogger. She is the most popular English-language blogger on Japanese Gothic Lolita Punk fashion and Visual Kei / J-rock. She has worked with h.NAOTO, Marui One, Miyavi, X Japan, Dir en Grey, Versailles and more.
La Carmina is also a TV host & arranger, coolhunter, author of 3 books (Penguin USA and Random House), and journalist for AOL, CNN, LA Weekly and Huffington Post. She runs a coolhunting / trend consulting / TV fixing company: La Carmina & The Pirates.
Her popular blog has been featured in major publications (The New Yorker, Washington Post, WWD, Cosmopolitan, Village Voice, Time Out New York, LA Times). She has appeared on The Today Show and co-hosted an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern for Travel Channel, which airs in 75 countries. NHK Japan filmed a documentary about her work; recent TV hosting and arranging credits include Dutch Pepsi, Sony Australia, Canal Plus France, Belgium TV, Norway TV and CNN International in Tokyo. See more on LaCarmina blog, lacarmina.com/blog
Convention Guest Appearances
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Columbus, OH
- AniMegaCon 2012 - August 17-19, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV
- Ani-Jam 2011 - August 20-21, 2011 in Fresno, CA