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Yumi Blogger Style Off Competition Launches
Yumi’s first blogger style off competition has launched today (Monday 24th June). We challenged four fashion bloggers to style the fabulous dresses from our summer injection collection their way and here are the results! To vote for your winner, simply go to our Facebook album here and ‘like’ your favourite look. The winner will be announced next Monday, the 1st July. First up is Fritha, wearing the geometric print sun dress from Yumi’s Summer Injection Collection. You can see more on Fritha’s personal style on here blog http://www.tigerlillyquinn.com/ Next up is regular guest contributor to the Yumi blog, Izzy Stocks. Izzy chose to style Uttam Boutique’s flower and butterfly print…
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Una Healy Wears Uttam Boutique
Una Healy from The Saturday’s stepped out in Uttam Boutique’s daisy print wrap dress this weekend. She attended the opening the Marie Curie hospice on Saturday in Solihull with Prince Charles and the girl band’s other four members. Una’s daisy print floral wrap dress features frill edging and sleeve tie detailing for a flattering fit and is available in blue, green and red.
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Trend Alert: Blueprint
Blue and White is the most eye-catching colour combination for SS’13, leading to a host of delicate China blue and striking mosaic prints. On the catwalk, designer’s played with every shade of blue – from bright cobalt’s at Burberry, Versace, Etro and Felder Felder to lady-like cornflower shades at Chalayan and aquamarine at Zac Posen. But in the end it was the prints which really took our collective breaths away. Giorgio Armani, Gucci and Thakoon all chose to mix their blue’s with aqua’s and fresh whites, the later of which featured butterfly and floral motifs in directional shapes and a mix of sheer and high gloss fabrics. In London it…
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Get The Look: Kiernan Shipka
Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka attended the Women In Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards in LA last week wearing a black lace MaxMara dres. She accessorized with point toe heels and a red chain bag, both by Christian Louboutin. You can re-create her look with this lace detail dress from Mela Loves London. With its tie back and pleated skirt, the navy dress is bang on trend for spring / summer 2013 as lace one of the most popular fabrics used on the catwalks this season. Available online now in navy, this dress is a style steal at £26.
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Get The Look: Charlotte Ronson
Designer Charlotte Ronson rocked up to accessory label Coach’s Summer Party in New York last week wearing this polka dot shirt dress with black waist belt and nude sandals. You can steal her style with Yumi’s polka dot dress from our summer injection collection. This instant style classic has a flattering flared skirt, 3/4 length sleeves and contrasting Peter Pan collar, cuffs and belt, which all combine to make it a must-have dress for your new seasonal wardrobe! Even better, team with tights and ankle boots once the weather gets chilly to make this look work for you all year round.
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Get The Look: Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker wore a navy Lanvin dotty dress with Manolo Blahnik heels to the Apollo Spring Gala in New York this week. You can steal her style with Yumi’s polka dot pleated midi dress from spring / summer 2013. The strappy style nips in at the waist for a flattering cut and is also available in orange. To achieve SJP’s look simply add a sparkly broach to the neckline!
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Summer Trend Alert: Yellow
Spotted at Louis Vuitton, Vera Wang, Moschino, Gucci and Versus – Yellow was a color found frequently on the runway for Spring / Summer 2013. Here at Yumi we’re embracing summer’s brightest trend with an injection of full on sunshine shades to colour pops and pastels. Key pieces for those in the know include our Daisy embroidered and column printed shift dresses which effortlessly tap into the 60’s trend (also spotted Louis Vuitton and Moscino) whilst our belted jacquard dress has the same gold sheen as Vera Wang’s luxurious separates and Gucci’s glamorous embellished dresses – see above for further proof. Another of S/S ’13’s hottest shades – bright white…
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Holiday packing like a pro with Charlotte Adsett
Charlotte Adsett, the fashion stylist who worked on the Yumi A/W 13 shoot with singer Nina Nesbitt, gives her tips for holiday packing like a pro: I pack huge suitcases full of clothes and shoes on almost a daily basis for fashion shoots in London and tropical climes, but when it comes to holidays, travelling light is the way to go. 1. Lay everything you want to take out on your bed so you are able to see exactly what you have so you can easily edit it down to ideally half – you only want to take hard working pieces that with go with other items to create…
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Tea Break Tuesday: Happy Birthday Olsen Twins!
Happy Birthday to the world’s most famous twins! Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen turn 27 this week (Thursday 13th June) and to celebrate we’ve taken a trip back in time to look at the sister’s best dressed fashion moments. Since the start of their career’s at just 6 months old, Mary Kate and Ashley had a penchant for dressing in identical outfits, developing their own sense of personal style later in life – but still dressing alike. Case in point; both sisters love to wear over-sized round sunglasses, bling rings and carry over-sized tote bags, whilst wearing plenty of black and having a fondness for fur. Whether on the front…
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Holiday Style Guide With Yumi HQ
Carrying on from our last ‘Get The Look Style Challenge’, the ladies at Yumi HQ have taken on a new challenge – styling outfits from our current collections to suit their summer vacation destinations! Our new collection features fresh colours and prints-a-plenty to help you pack a style punch whatever the destination. Our maxi dresses will make your getaway instantly more glamorous, whilst sun dresses and shorts are great for the beach. Plus we have the key accessories for an endless summer of style. Check out how the ladies have styled their key pieces below, and for the full holiday edit just click here. Assistant Buyer, Angela chose this scarf…