Her vintage dresses and hairstyles are to die for. She even inspires me to fix my hair and wear dresses. :) Here’s to the lovely Aya from Strawberry Koi.
| How old are you and where are you from? |
| I am 23, and I live in the deep countryside of Indiana. |
| How did you develop your love for style? Any early influences? |
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My style has gone through a lot of transitions over the years. I became interested in fashion in my late teens, but my style has changed drastically since then, as it reflected my strong interest in punk music. From there, it went from career-wear to girly dresses and vintage-inspired. I remember doing a search for a gunne sax dress, which led me to a vintage-style blog and my taste has developed as it is now, since then. Now I think old Hollywood movies are my biggest influence! |
| How did you come up with your blog name and what compelled you to start blogging? |
| A friend initially got me into starting a blog. I was going to create an art blog, but that is when I came across my first glance at a vintage style blog. It inspired me so much, I knew I could do it too… if I set my mind to it. Choosing its name was the battle, because I wanted something that reflected me as a person inside. Strawberry Koi is a reflection of my Japanese and European heritage, being a Japanese word and an English word… And also a reflection of my, well, I am embarrassed to say this, but my “loving nature”. Koi means love in Japanese, as well as carp… and a strawberry is a symbol of love itself. And I love symbols and analogies! |
| Which top 5 blogs do you visit every single day? |
| Do you use a PC or a Mac? Which would you rather have? |
| I use a pc… I don’t know if it’s actually better, but that’s what I’ve been using. |
| Which blog platform do you use and how do you like it? Given a chance to upgrade, which platform would you move to? |
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I use Blogger, and I am pretty happy there. It has a compose mode as well as an HTML mode, which is important to me. But I really haven’t tried any other platforms, though someday I’d really like to! |
| Your photographs are beautiful. Can you share any words of wisdom for avid photographers? (I’m aware that Thom Lennon is your on-site photographer :) .) |
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Thank you so much! We are really one, when it comes to our photography. We guide each other and work together, and that’s what really helps us. As for other photographers, I would say “be willing to take 100 shots of the same shot”. This way, you can avoid blinking and awkward moments. And Adobe is your friend! Sometimes we get a photo we think isn’t all that great, then we alter it a bit with contrast and lighting… and it comes out 100% better. |
| What’s on your to-do list today? |
| Clean, improve some site graphics and do some homework (I’m taking courses online) |
| In one of those rare perfect moments, what are you doing? |
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Getting out shopping and eating good restaurant food! I get stuck at home too much… and it’s a great day for me just to get out and spend some energy! |
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When your life is made into a movie, what song will be playing during the opening credits? What song will be playing during the closing credits? |
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Oh, that’s hard! I love music… especially dreamy, mysterious music. But probably The Fear by Lily Allen for my opening and Just So by Obel for my closing. |
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{ All images of Aya owned by Aya @ Strawberry Koi. }
{ 4 comments }
She’s adorable. I love the paper doll collage.
She is lovely! Your collage is darling, as well.
adorable collage – i love her style as well!
veronika
http://sweettoothvintage.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for featuring and interviewing me, it really was so kind of you and I was so honored to participate ^_^
xoxo,
Aya