Naomi Watanabe on being funny before you’re fluent
Talent: Naomi Watanabe @watanabenaomi703
Words: Nathan Wang @nathanmiwang
Photos: Nelson Huang @nelshuang
Fashion: Aki Maesato @aki.maesato
Makeup: Soo Park @sooparkmakeup
Hair: Chika Nishiyama @chika_nishiyama
Fashion Assist: Jacqueline Elza @el_jacqueline_
EIC: Henry Wu @hello.henry
Schon! Magazine February 2026, "INTO A DREAM".
Photography: @takahiro_ogawa_studio
Styling: @aki.maesato
Hair: @um_takayuki
Makeup: @miki_ishikura
Models:@yanwenjing_xx @lexy_hearn @adaugarangbior @gabriellyantunes @_emmaguxx @opheliaruddle @brydiecleveringa @jagoda.blotko @nikki.arezzi
Story Link 👉 https://schonmagazine.com/into-a-dream/
Life & Style Mexico March 2026 Issue, "BRILLANTE PRIMAVERA".r
in Still Life
Photography:@jacobsadrak @ccspoke
Creative Direction: @wndrfl_somethingwonderful
Styling by Aki Maesato
Hair&Makeup: @makeupbyanely
Model: @filipee.neves
TIMID x LIAM OH
TIMID MAGAZINE x LIAM OH
Photography: NELSON HUANG
Grooming: MELISSA DEZARATE
Set Design: CHARLES SAMMANN
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
👉 To read the full article, visit the site here: https://www.timidmag.com/features/liam-oh
Revista 192, Edition 61 "BIRD ON A ROCK".
P99-100.
PHOTOGRAPHY: JACOB SADRAK and CARROL CRUZ
TEXT: DANAE SALAZAR
CO-CREATIVE: MARTINA SCALA
HAIR: NASTYA MILIAEVA @LATELIERNYC
MAKEUP: HIRO YONEMOTO @HONEYARTISTS
MODEL: ARTHUR KELSO @JAGMODELS
STYLING by AKI MAESATO.
NYLON JAPAN NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE
NYLON JAPAN NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE Cover Story, featuring LILA IKUTA in COACH
Photography: JOHN VETROMILE
Hair: WAKA ADACHI
Makeup: YOUCA
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
👉 This cover story was published both online and in print. To read the online version, visit the site here: https://www.nylon.jp/COACH_Lilas
L'OFFICIEL MALAYSIA JUNE-JULY 2025 ISSUE, "DOWN the STREET".
Photography: LOUIS CHRISTOPHER
Grooming: ERIN PIPER HERSCHLEB
Model: ANDEN SCUDDER @dnamodels
STYLING by AKI MAESATO.
ELLE VIETNAM JULY 2025 ISSUE, "WEEKEND ESCAPE"
Photography: LAERKE ROSE MOLLEGAARD
Makeup: YUKO KAWASHIMA
Hair: IZUMI SATO
Model: CAI GUANNAN @WOMENMANAGEMENTNY
Casting/Casting director: ERIC CANO, CANO CASTINGS Production: & STYLE NYC
Styling: AKI MAESATO.
WHAT MOVES US VOL.1 MINAMI ANDO
in Video, Documentary
The energy of the people I meet in New York inspires me to keep pushing forward and challenging myself.
Washington, D.C.
in Travel
Memory at Washington, D.C. 2024
Photos and video by me.
#canonAE1
ELLE VIETNAM NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE, "ONE STEP INTO FALL".
PHOTOGRAPHY: KEIICHIRO NAKAJIMA
HAIR: KENTA KODA @lateliernyc
MAKEUP: WILLIAM MURPHY @statementartists
MODEL: SEAN LEVY @elitenyc
STYLING by AKI MAESATO.
LIFE AND STYLE MEXICO NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE, "FALLING LEAVES"
PAGE 78-79
PHOTO by JACOB SADRAK and CARROL CRUZ
HAIR by GEORGE KYRIAKOS @honeyartists
MAKEUP by HIRO YONEMOTO @honeyartists
MODEL: ISAAC KAPLAN @dnamodels in BOTTEGA VENETA Fall/Winter 2024 designs and AUDEMARS PIGUET
COORDINATION by SOMETHING WONDERFUL, FERNANDO CARRILLO and MARCO CUEVAS
STYLING by AKI MAESATO.
ELLE VIETNAM OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE
Starring Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien in TOMMY HILFIGER FW24 designs.
Photographer/ IZACK MORALES
Stylist/ AKI MAESTO
Local Stylist/ CHRIS VU
HMU/ RUAN DANG
Production/ & STYLE NYC
Thank you to ELLE Vietnam team and everyone who made this possible✨.
ELLE UZBEKISTAN PREMIER ISSUE 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY: LAERKE ROSE MOELLEGAARD
HAIR: JEROME CULTRERA @lateliernyc
MAKEUP: HIRO YONEMOTO @honeyartists
MODEL: NANA ABRAMOVA @suprememgmt
STYLING by AKI MAESATO.
GRAZIA SERBIA June 2024 issue “Wine Red Heart”
in Beauty
Jacket by GIORGIO ARMANI, Hair Comb by ERICKSON BEAMON.
Photography: TAKAHIRO OGAWA Hair: IZUMI SATO Make Up: MARCO CAMPOS MANICURIST NORI
Model: MILA GANAME @next
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
revista 192, Edition 58. "NEW CULTURE"
Photography: JACOB + CARROL Make Up: WILLIAM MURPHY Hair: GEORGE KYRIAKOS Model: SOFIA SUBRAMANIAM @thesocietynyc in BOTTEGA VENETA Spring/Summer 2024 designs.
Prop Made & Styling by AKI MAESATO.
THE WOW MAGAZINE APRIL 2024. "TEXTURE PLAY"
From handcrafted metallic leaves to the softness of the puffy shapes, the collision of diverse textures invites you into a realm of fresh, tactile, and playful allure.
Photography: LOUIS CHRISTOPHER Hair: JEROME CULTRERA Make Up: YUKO KAWASHIMA Model: JIAYUN XIE @ NEW YORK MODEL MANAGEMENT
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
THE WOW MAGAZINE APRIL 2024. "REFRACTED ELEGANCE"
Photography: LOUIS CHRISTOPHER Hair: FERNANDO TORRENT Make Up: YUKO KAWASHIMA Model: JIASHAN LIU @identitymodels
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
HARPER'S BAZAAR JAPAN DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE. "VIVA la VIDA"
YAGI RIKAKO in DIOR Cruise 2024 designs.
Photographer: KEIICHIRO NAKAJIMA Videographer: YU NAKAJIMA Hair: SHIN ARIMA @HOME AGENCY Make Up: AYAKA NIHEI @WALTER SCHUPFER using DIOR BEAUTY Production & Text: YUMI KOMATSU Local Coordination: TAKAO MIYARA, MIKI SAKAI VIAJES PASELA Photo Assistant: IVAN ROCHA.
Styling by AKI MAESATO.
LIFE & STYLE MEXICO NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUE. " LA CIUDAD A TUS PIES"
Photography: JACOB + CARROL Creative Direction: SOMETHING WONDERFUL STUDIO Model: ANDEN SCUDDER @DNA Make Up: HIRO YONEMOTO Hair: GEORGE KYRIAKOS
Styling by AKI MAESATO.