MizBagg

Mel Kobayashi


Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Mel Kobayashi is the artist author of blog/Instagram/YouTube Bag and a Beret, which address issues of identity using humour and style, especially in relation to aging and breaking rules. Her work features stream-of-consciousness writing, selfie photos and videos, and sketches.

With her alter ego Miz Bagg, Kobayashi is the creator of satirical fashion e-zine VOGOFF for activist and armchair fashionistas over 40. She also launched the Travelling Yellow Skirt Freak Show in which 34 women globally contributed artwork to a skirt to celebrate freedom of expression.

In her mid-50s, Kobayashi began working as an actor/model in commercials, and she often appears in mainstream media worldwide as a top 10 over-50 Instagrammer and style provocateur. She is also a motivational speaker on style and aging.