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🏝️Caribbean fashion designer @fetable
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Happiest carnival with @nailahblackman 🤍💛😆🥰

Band: @rcmasband 
Section: Cavalier designed by @rambanshuss_carnival

#trinidadandtobago #trinidadcarnival2026 #nailahblackman #naiarmy #japanesenaiarmy by @mayuppetino
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8 months ago
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Tokyo Runway the finale. 
The privilege of Caribbean fashion, models can only catwalk but also perform😏✨ Free up yourself to Encore.

フィナーレはアンコール。ブランドイメージに合わせてフリーアップスタイルで自由に舞ってもらいました🧚🏽‍♀️

Models: @machan_saki @akko9191 @coconut.3821 
Event: @good.life1104 by @mayuppetino
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6 months ago
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明けましておめでとうございます🪭
憧れの紅型着物を着付けていただきました👘
頭には小さな花笠を付けてみた🏵️
今年もよろしくお願いします😃

Here's to embrace our culture👘 This kimono is made of my favorite pattern called bingata from Okinawa island.🌺 The miniture hat also comes from the island. Loving the combination of the colors! by @mayuppetino
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9 months ago
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ずっとやってみたかったBoho🖤
沖縄の人気店、来月また東京でレッスン開催するそう❣️
チェックしてね!
Hair by @route66_okinawa by @mayuppetino
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7 days ago
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オープンウォーター思いの外反響があり、何かにチャレンジするって改めて人に影響するんだと実感しました😊
たくさんの応援と祝福のお言葉ありがとうございました!

The reaction to my open water swim was bigger than I expected. It reminded me how inspiring it can be to challenge yourself and try something new.😊
Thank you so much for all the love and support!

📸今試合唯一の写真と20年前のわたし
📸 The only race photo +  me 20 years ago

#openwater by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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セルフヒロインインタビュー続き

――オープンウォーターならではの難しさは?

自分がどこを泳いでるのか、本当に分からないんです。プールのコースで泳ぐのとは違って、前向いて息継ぎしながらブイを目指して泳がないといけない。見失うと遠回りして距離も体力もロスしてしまいます。中盤何度か一人になったので、多分コースアウトしかけてたんだと思います。

――そして終盤、まさかの接戦になったそうですね。

ラストコーナーを曲がったあと、女性が3人追い上げてきて最後まさかの接戦。こんなんいらん、めっちゃきつい!なんとか千切って、スイムアップからゴールの計測ラインまで猛ダッシュ。あとは何位でも後悔はない、久々にゲー吐きそうでした。試合速報で自分の名前を2番目に見つけたときは、ヤッター!って声が出ました(笑)

てことで、棄権するか分からない状況から、不戦勝ではなくちゃんと勝ち取ったヴィクトリー。20年ぶりのオープンウォーター完泳&入賞本当におめでとう私!

—What are the unique challenges of open water swimming?

You really don't know where you are swimming. Unlike swimming in a pool, you have to heads-up, breathe, and swim towards the buoys. If you lose sight of them, you end up taking a long detour, wasting both distance and energy. I was alone several times in the middle of the race, so I think I was probably going off course.

—And then, surprisingly, it turned into a close race at the end, right?

After rounding the last corner, three women caught up, and it turned into a close race at the end. I didn't want that, it was so tough! I somehow managed to drop them, and then I sprinted from the swim-out to the finish line. I had no regrets no matter what place I came in; I felt like I was going to throw up for the first time in a long time. The moment I saw my name as the second first in the race results, I shouted "Yay!" (laughs)

So, after almost having to withdraw, I earned the victory, not by default!
Congratulations to me on completing the open water swim and placing in the top ranks for the first time in 20 years! 
 #openwater taken in 長浜海水浴場 by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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試合の振り返りをヒロインインタビュー風にご紹介させていただきます🎤

――まずは、今回のレースを振り返っていかがでしたか?

実はコンディション最悪でした。1週間前に泳ぎ過ぎで肩を負傷してから練習中止。それでも痛みは引かず、前日に病院に寄って痛み止めをもらってから、熱海へ。ずっと雨だし寒いし、当日試泳するまでは棄権するか半々くらいの気持ちでした。

――選手受付では、どんな心境でしたか?

実は年代別は定員割れして、不戦勝できるんじゃないかと思ってたんです。実際スタートリストを見たら自分のカテゴリーに9人もいて、完泳目標くらいの気持ちでした。どうでもいいけど、腕にマジックでナンバリングされるの、この時代になんか野蛮でいいですよね(笑)

――試泳をしてみて、気持ちは変わりましたか?

はい。海水で身体が浮くからなのか意外と痛くなくて、いけるかも?ってなってからは、純粋にオープンウォーターを楽しむ方に気持ちを切り替えました。

続編へ

Here's a post-race self-heroine interview:

- First, how do you feel about this race?

Actually, my condition was terrible. I injured my shoulder from swimming a week ago, so I stopped practicing. Even then, the pain didn't subside, so I went to the hospital to get some painkillers before heading to Atami. It was raining and cold the whole time, and until I did a trial swim on the day of the race, I was about 50/50 on whether to withdraw or not.

- What were your feelings at the athlete registration?

Actually, I thought I might get a walkover because there weren't enough participants in my age group. But then I saw the start list and there were 9 people in my category, so I was just hoping I could finish. It's irrelevant, but I think it's kind of barbaric and cool that they number my arm with a marker in this day and age. lol

- Did your feelings change after the trial swim?

Yes. Maybe it's because my body floats in the seawater, but it didn't hurt as much as I expected, and I thought, "Maybe I can do this?" From there, I shifted my focus to simply enjoying open water swimming.

TBC
#openwater taken in 長浜海水浴場 by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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🌃🫧 taken in Tokyo, Japan by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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Cute move infection🧚‍♀️💞

Choreography: @n4s_piffany 💛
Workshop: @islanddancemovement
Song: Maxine @jadakingdom by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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Happy 60th NHC🇬🇧 and 64th T&T Independence Day🇹🇹🎇

@nhcarnivalldn @smeg_uk @desigual @lacroixofficiel by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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Peach pie🍑🥧 by @mayuppetino
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a month ago
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I'm addicted to badgyals, too💙

Event:  @socatothemaxjapan
📸: @sakuranbo2050 by @mayuppetino
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2 months ago
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