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Get the Look: Yumi House Print Top
Think our House Print Top is a one trick pony? Think Again – it’s actually a really versatile piece for summer, as demonstrated by the ladies of Yumi HQ who took up our style challenge to wear it their way. Every season we bring out fresh new prints so here is our unique Yumi designed colourful house print top for spring / summer. The top features a cute waist bow detailing on front and buttons on the back. What’s more the print also comes in a dress if that’s more your style! We challenged the ladies of Yumi to style the top their way, here are the results… Assistant Buyer,…
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Get 20% off with Company Magazine
Lucky you! Enjoy 20% off Yumi with the June issue of Company, available in stores now. Start shopping your perfect summer wardrobe today! Shop Yumi here: journal.yumi.co.uk
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Trend Alert: Gatsby Glamour
The most anticipated film release of the year, The Great Gatsby is upon us and here at Yumi we couldn’t be more excited to dress up like Daisy (played in the latest adaptation by Carey Mulligan) in the latest flapper fashion! The Jazz Age has been an influence on the catwalks since summer 2012 and first fully materialized on Ralph Lauren’s runway, with the collection catering for both day in mannish pin-stripe suits and cloche hats, to evening, with the most glamorous of embellished gowns in silver, gold and soft pastel shades. Emporio Armani, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Etro quickly followed suit with drop waist sequined skirts and beading and…
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Get The Look: Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger kept her look low-key yet chic as she jetted into LAX airport yesterday after the Met Ball. The actress chose a Panama hat and aviator sunglasses to accessorize her pin stripe jeans, point toe heels and polka dot blazer ensemble. You can steal her style in our Yumi look-a-like blazer for £45. Our cropped version features a polka dot print with 3/4 length sleeves. It also has bright contrast lining and looks perfect over a contract print dress or dressed down with jeans like Kruger. Top Tip: We love this nifty blazer in the office, just check out our Instagram feed to see how the girl’s of Yumi…
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Tea Break Tuesday: Best Dressed at the Met
The theme for this years annual Met Ball was Punk: Chaos to Couture, to match the latest exhibit organized by Andrew Bolton. The celeb packed event did not disappoint as stars embraced the theme with plenty of studs and spikes on dresses and leather jackets, plus some punk’d up Mohawks and dye jobs. Others went to town with dramatic eye make-up and heavy on the bling. Here at Yumi HQ we’ve selected our ten best looks from the night including Yumi favourite Sarah, Jessica Parker for her fearless fashion choices and the models who punked it up; Cara Delevingne and Coco Rocha. For more on the exhibition visit The Costume…
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Keira Mademoiselle
Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice, Anna Karenina) wears the shoes of Coco Chanel in a Karl Lagerfeld short film called Once Upon a Time. Knightley has been the face of Coco Mademoiselle since 2006 and she is not the first actress to impersonate one of the most iconic and controversial figures of the 20th century. Known to play incredibly strong characters and for her daring and impeccable sense of fashion, Keira seems to be the best choice for the part. Out of the many innovations that Coco Chanel had brought to the female fashion world, aside for the famous little black dress, women wearing trousers is perhaps the most memorable and…
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Get The Look: Laura Bailey
Laura Bailey wore a Simone Rocha white dress to the Vogue Festival Vertu party last week. She’s clearly been following Yumi’s style advice which told you last week that daisy lace is one of the key trends for spring / summer 2013! You can steal her style now with our 50’s look sun dress for a modern take on the prom silhouette, with navy or yellow accents. Team with our cropped daisy jacket in the sweetest pastel shades and a clutch bag to round off your look. Click here to shop the daisy lace trend.
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Trend Alert: Orient Express
All aboard the Orient Express with Uttam Boutique! Our Asian-inspired range of wrap dress with origami-like folds, blossom and bird prints and kimono shapes are a perfect way to channel the trend for all things Oriental at the moment. One of the key trends of the season, the Oriental look first cropped up on the Spring / Summer 2013 catwalks, where traditional Eastern prints were given a Western spin by fashion houses Prada, Etro, Emilio Pucci and Kenzo, alongside the likes of Huishan Zhang, Roland Mouret, Lanvin and John Galliano. Vivid heron, lotus flower, cherry blossom and hibiscus motifs in prints which hailed from the East were splashed across opulent…
