Mademoiselle Aki

1 week in New York - April 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:47:00 +0100

1 week in New York - April 2013

French lady with Guinean & Malian background, wandering in...

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:27:00 +0100

French lady with Guinean & Malian background, wandering in the streets of Banglatown with a kimono on - London (at Bricklane)

My online boutique will launch tomorrow morning at 10am (London...

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:54:25 +0100

My online boutique will launch tomorrow morning at 10am (London time). It’s gonna be a loooong night!

Oum x Yuki > Handpicked selection of vintage, second hand and...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:51:51 +0100

Oum x Yuki > Handpicked selection of vintage, second hand and designer items discovered all around the world.

1 week in Montreal - April 2013

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:03:13 +0100

1 week in Montreal - April 2013

Isabel Marant addiction A/W 13

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:34:20 +0100

Isabel Marant addiction

A/W 13

This cute #kumanokoido makes me happy! Get yours and support a...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:44:33 +0100

This cute #kumanokoido makes me happy! Get yours and support a good cause 💚❤💛 - Repost by @kumanokoido

"Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you..."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:18:36 +0100

“Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.”

- ― Deepak Chopra

#believethat

(via sexantus)

‘In Morocco, Camera/Woman chronicles the life of Khadija,...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:43:46 +0000

‘In Morocco, Camera/Woman chronicles the life of Khadija, an illiterate, divorced woman determined to go on working as a wedding videographer in despite overwhelming resistance from her family and the society around her. As the wedding season in Casablanca unfolds, Camera/Woman follows her closely as she moves back and forth from her conflictual home life to the hopeful world of the wedding parties, full of fantasy, that she films.’

Looking forward to watch it tonight at ICA as part of London Human Right Watch Festival 2013.

"I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself."

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:52:40 +0000

“I am a lover without a lover.
I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.”

- Warsan Shire

I love those pictures of my mom and her bestfriend in the...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:38:29 +0000

I love those pictures of my mom and her bestfriend in the 90’s.
They have been friends since their teenage years in Guinea and are still as close now despite the long distance (Paris vs South of France).

Tokyo, December 2012 Japanese convenient stores (Kombini) are...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Tokyo, December 2012

Japanese convenient stores (Kombini) are the best: huge choice of all sort of snacks & drinks and the best customer service EVER.
They are a bit of a trap though… You can find some all over the city and they are open 24/7. It was so funny, every day an invisible force was driving us into the first Lawson, Family Mart or Seven Eleven we came across.
Then, our ritual was to always pick something different*.

Look how excited I was, haha!

*The only exception was my favourite drinks of all time: yuzu juice and milk tea!

Commissioned illustration I did for Sellah Alidor, the...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:28:50 +0000

Commissioned illustration I did for Sellah Alidor, the hyperactive and talented French multidisciplinary young woman behind the event LES EXPOS A LA MAISON

The illustration will be used as her mascot/logo. I can’t wait to see it alive!

Editions Delroisse books are so captivating. I need some in my...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:23:07 +0000

Editions Delroisse books are so captivating. I need some in my life.

endilletante:

Djibouti, editions Delroisse.

During London Fashion Week 2013, my neighbors hosted a show...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:07:00 +0000

During London Fashion Week 2013, my neighbors hosted a show presenting the new collection of a freshly Central St Martin’s Fahion Design graduate from Norway (sorry I forgot her name…).

My friend/flatmate Coco and I were kindly invited to discover her creations. While I was closely admiring one or two pieces, Coco wandered around, taking pictures of guests and the designer herself (see last picture).

"Committing completely to what you’re doing is the only way you’ll discover exactly who..."

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:23:39 +0000

“Committing completely to what you’re doing is the only way you’ll discover exactly who you are, and discover your limits. If you’re tiptoeing from one thing to another, you never wholeheartedly commit to something, and then you never know where you could go.”

- Terry Lovette

Koenji, Tokyo (Japan) - December 2012 Patiently waiting for our...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:31:00 +0000

Koenji, Tokyo (Japan) - December 2012

Patiently waiting for our yakitoris to be cooked and served to us, before eating them in 5 min (no joke) and heading for some thrift shopping in the cute Koenji neighorhood.

Ha! I miss Tokyo!

At the end of the month I am going to celebrate my 26’s...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:58:45 +0000

At the end of the month I am going to celebrate my 26’s (really?!) birthday with my home girls in Paris, so excited!

I thought it would be a nice idea to have a brunch all together in this lovely place called Nanashi (merci Cece). They serve organic & healthy Japanese inspired bentos, fresh drinks and delicious cakes.

I am an absolute fan of Nanashi restaurants playful design: lot of white with hints of colour and natural elements (wood, plants, flowers…) all over the place.

Nanashi Paradis, 31 rue de Paradis 75010 PARIS

OUM X YUKI

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:11:11 +0000

OUM X YUKI:

This is my other blog. Each post I publish in there means a lot to me and truly inspires me deep down.

Have a look if you wish :)

Photo

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:51:34 +0000