Minami Takashima’s style is a reflection of her life as a tantra teacher, spiritual life coach and jewellery maker. Minami is influenced by her teachings as well as an appreciation of natural fabrics and sustainable living.
What are you wearing?
A handmade Batik (traditional Indonesian dye print method) tunic from Warriors of Divine. It has symbols of yoga and tantra teachings and I feel like I’m in my element when wearing it. This metallic head wrap scarf is from an op shop hunt, a nice and stretchy material. These earrings are my own, handmade (IG @danceofgoddessnz) - so in love with the long chain & the pale green quartz, giving me a good vibe.
What is your style?
Boho and elegant.
What is most of your wardrobe made up of?
Cotton/linen pants and tops, boho maxi tunics/dresses and yoga-wear.
What are you loving at the moment?
Head wraps (scarfs), A-line dresses and anything with a higher percentage of linen/cotton. I really believe that the natural material has a higher vibration/frequency. It matters to me a lot because I teach yoga, meditation and energy-work.
What are you dressed for today?
Nature walk and meditation.
Where do you buy most of your clothes from?
I find so many hidden gems from op shops. I am a petite person, but I sometimes find clothes that are double my size, and they drape so nicely! I wouldn’t have learnt this tip if it was not for op shop hunting. It is an eco-friendly option too - we have to wake up from materialism at one point and invest in our inner journey, don’t we?
What is your approach to shopping?
I try to buy things that represent and remind me of yoga and tantra teachings - something that brings out my inner divinity.
Not to compare myself with others but to really enjoy and embrace being in my own skin, as a radiant soul!
What is your all-time favourite purchase?
Moss green, long sleeved A-line dress I bought in Chaing Mai, Thailand. My A-line dress obsession probably started then…
What wardrobe item should everyone invest in?
Clothing that tells cultural stories that are important to you. I like to get to know the authentic culture and invest in learning – through real people (and fashion).
For me this is Yukata (Japanese Kimono-like summer dress) reminding me of home. You can educate yourself in a certain culture through fashion. I love seeing the living culture and human touch in fashion.
Do you have a style rule you always obey?
Less is more – just like yoga/zen teachings.
If you could raid one person’s wardrobe, who would it be?
Indigenous mystics and shamans of all cultures.
Finish this sentence – You would never catch me wearing…
UGG boots and crocs. Not my cup of tea…
