Alex Catarinella

New York

Contributing Editor and Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Nomi Ruiz Is Back With A Vengeance

2 weeks ago | coveteur.com | Alex Catarinella

In 2022, Nomi Ruiz announced to her followers that she was retiring from music after dropping her intensely autobiographical, hip-hop- and R&B-soaked album Hi-Def Femme. It would have been her swan song, exiting an industry that had both elevated and exhausted her. Today, she’s in her happy place (Greece), recharging as she steps into one of her most energized eras yet—with a brand-new album on the way.
6 Designers to Watch From Tokyo Fashion Week

Mar 27, 2025 | fuckingyoung.es | Alex Catarinella

Fresh from Japan’s style capital, we saw firsthand why Tokyo Fashion Week (AKA Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO) deserves a spot alongside the “Big Four.” Collections stomped down runways at locations ranging from a historic amusement park to a contemporary go-kart track for Fall/Winter 2025, delivering everything from grunge-drenched brights to sophisticated menswear that rewrote the rules.
The Most Head-Turning Collections We Saw at Tokyo Fashion Week FW25

Mar 26, 2025 | hypebae.com | Alex Catarinella |Jun Okada

It’s always Fashion Week somewhere. Just when we thought the Fall/Winter 2025 season was winding down, Tokyo Fashion Week (aka Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO) swooped in to remind us that there’s always room for more drama, style and unpredictability.
A Luxurious Weekend at the Four Seasons Hotel Kong Kong

Nov 15, 2024 | insidehook.com | Alex Catarinella

There's no place like Hong Kong. I love its beautiful chaos. I love feeling small amongst seven million strangers under the compact city's cloud-brushing skyline. I love experiencing the endless sensory overload from the MTR stations' rapid-speed, always-packed escalators that lead to rapid-speed, always-prompt trains. The rhythmic, high-pitched beeping heard at pedestrian crossings that initially startled me now invigorates me. Cozy bakeries beckon me with their fragrant egg tarts.
This Elementary School-Turned-Boutique Hotel in Kyoto is a Zen-Luxe Hideaway From the Tourist Trail

Nov 7, 2024 | hotelsabovepar.com | Alex Catarinella

From thousands of staggeringly beautiful Zen gardens, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces, and pagodas to private dinners accompanied by traditional geisha performances, endlessly enchanting Kyoto has something for every traveler. After a long day of exploring the historic and cultural ancient capital, you may need to dive into a comfy bed, sip a sake-infused cocktail at an impossibly hip rooftop bar, or soak in a moodily lit private bath.
5 Brands To Watch From Hong Kong's Biggest Fashion Showcase, CENTRESTAGE

Sep 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alex Catarinella

CENTERSTAGE is back, proving there's so much more to see outside of "The Big Four" fashion weeks. Home to more skyscrapers than any other city in the world and nicknamed "Asia's World City" for good reason, the vibrant vertical playground that is Hong Kong undoubtedly keeps pace with fashion capitals New York City, Paris, Milan, and London.
Hotel Review: The Rebirth of the Iconic Prince Kitano New York

Jul 31, 2024 | foratravel.com | Alex Catarinella

Curator’s statementThe perfect hotel does exist, and it’s located at 66 Park Avenue. I’m specifically talking about The Prince Kitano New York, the first Japanese-owned hotel in New York City. Formerly known as The Kitano Hotel New York, the 150-key property has been a magnet for celebrities and dignitaries from Japan and luxury-seeking travelers since swinging open its doors in 1973.
Me, Myself, and My Inner Child in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Jun 11, 2024 | coveteur.com | Alex Catarinella

Sitting at a charging station in Liberia Guanacaste Airport, waiting for my very delayed flight back to New York City, I got that all-too-familiar sinking feeling. The wifi wasn’t connecting. My noise-canceling headphones weren’t canceling. Cabin crews shouted things over the speaker system all at once. Across the room from me, tourists clanked tall glasses of beer at a bar decorated with artificial tropical foliage.
Fletcher Interview: ‘In Search of The Antidote,’ Self-Love, and Sapphic Yearning

Mar 25, 2024 | coveteur.com | Andie Eisen |Maraya Fisher |Alex Catarinella |Ama Kwarteng

Cari Fletcher has been in South America for one week and has already signed twelve boobs. “Pairs or individual boobs?” I ask with as much journalistic professionalism as I can. “Pairs.” Fresh off of performing at Lollapalooza in Argentina—kicking off her first tour of South America—I am speaking to her the day after her 30th birthday. How does an international pop star celebrate a milestone birthday abroad?
This Body Moisturizer Saved My Skin This Winter

Mar 25, 2024 | coveteur.com | Ama Kwarteng |Maraya Fisher |Alex Catarinella |Camille Freestone

“Don’t forget: pizza, french fry,” read a text from my little sister, who has never skied before. Her text joined a chorus of other voices, giving me the same “pizza, french fry” advice ahead of my first time on the mountain. The thing, though, about “pizza, french fry” is that it doesn’t work. I know.