Ai Tominaga

[arlekindearrabal]

i love her at evisu! the wig looks so fake its hot!

 

[elizaveta]

does anyone else think they look alike: Ai and kate ?

google.com and thread

 

[sweetcandy]

does anyone else think they look alike: Ai and kate ?

I can see it...They definately have the same face shape.

 

[Zen]

^^^^ elizaveta.......I see how kate hudson and ai look a bit like eachother....I think the eyes and the face shape.....

 

[dizzytacks]

its definetely the nose!!!

 

[Zen]

This has got to be one of my favorite editorials to date.....
seventh.com

 

[arlekindearrabal]

oh that ed was so beatiful and graceful, like ai!
karma!

 

[cournalie_clash]

has she not done any new editorials recently?? there has been many reposts...

 

[Faith Akiyama]

elizaveta - the similarity is in their smiles, too!

 

[Crea]

Wow she looks amazing in the editorial in #466! Thanks for posting equinox, karma!
She definitely deserves more editorials and ads


Anyhow I had a brief Ai sighting!
On Monday I saw her at Tokyo's Narita airport with her husband and her adorable son. They were walking pretty fast so I only got a few seconds glimpse of her, but as far as I can see she looked amazing! She was wearing a black fedora hat, long black coat, blue jeans and little to no make up. Very simple but very very chic. Her husband looked/dressed the same as he did in backstage pics posted before. They looked a little mismatched imho, but I'm in no position to judge...

She was laughing and seemed really at ease and happy..but impossible to talk to, i guess because they were in a hurry.
She wasn't as tall as I expected, but definitely taller and leaner than your average Japanese woman. I thought she really stood out from the crowd but no one else seemed to notice her lol.
It was my first model sighting so I was so starstruck the first moment I saw her, I must've been for the next 10 minutes. And just when the surprise was wearing off, she quickly breezed past me again...but this time I was in a mile-long line to check in, or else I would've stalked her like a freak...


Anyway, I skimmed thru the Feb issue of Vogue Nippon and saw a very short Q&A session with her as part of their "2005 Women of the Year" special.
Here are some answers my poor Japanese managed to understand:
Q: What's your happiest/defining (?) moment of the year?
A: When I became a mother.

Q: What's the most expensive thing you bought this year (or maybe it was season?)
A: Cashmere sweaters. Actually I don't remember.

Q: Where do you see yourself/hope to be in 10 years?
A: Living and working in Paris with my family.

Q: Who is your female role model?
A: Don't have one.

Q: Who is your ideal man (??) ?
A: My husband <3

Sorry I can't really remember the other four questions...And the answers were just as brief for all the other women featured, so it wasn't her giving short answers or being rude or anything hehe.

Although my Japanese roommate said though she's relatively well known in Japan, Ai isn't that popular because she seems overly confident and self-centered.
She also told me that rumor has it Ai got cosmetic eye surgery to enhance the size of her eyes in December...not sure if its true tho!

Lol well whatever, she's still one of my favorites and though for a few seconds it really made my day to see her!

 

[elizaveta]

how tall is she said to be? and how tall did she look?^^^^

 

[MTRLBY]

her eyelids look so natural.i doubt she got eyelid surgery.

 

[arlekindearrabal]

yes, i doubt it too... and what's wrong with a little self-confidence, even a little arrogance? she's entitled, i mean, she's (arguably) the only asian supermodel

 

[Hye Park Lover]

Ai at Kenzo .... with her baby!

imaxtree

 

[elizaveta]

awwww^^

 

[funkalicious]

She was the only one! Now there are tons of them but yes, she started the revolution!!

 

[Mr-Dale]

You saw her at an airport? That could be fab news since Paris isn't in driving distance of Tokyo (couture starts there monday )

 

[Crea]

^ Ooh yeah Mr. Dale, didn't think of that then! Fingers crossed she'll be there!

how tall is she said to be? and how tall did she look?^^^^

According to supermodels.nl she's said to be 179cm, or 5'8"-9"ish...
She looked about that height too, but I'm really not sure, sorry! I'm so bad at these so I don't wanna give you a totally wrong estimate...I just remember she wasn't as tall as I expected. (To me she seems tall on the runway for some reason lol...)

Yeah, I don't think the eye surgery rumors are true either...I instantly recognized her, so no big differences in her face.

 

[Faith Akiyama]

Wow, is Paris couture really tomorrow? I mean, later today? Looking forward to seeing Ai and everyone else there

 

[funkalicious]

Isn't she 5'11?