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Pin To Win with Yumi
Yumi’s Pinterest competition is back for June and we want you to get involved! Just follow the rules below for your chance to win any piece from our new season collection. Here’s how it works: 1. Follow Yumi Direct on Pinterest. 2. Go to https://www.yumi.co.uk/blog/ and choose your favourite piece from the new season Yumi, Uttam Boutique or Mela Loves London collections. 3. Pin away to one of your own boards and remember to tell us in the text box why you love it so much and how you would wear it. Make sure you tag us on Pinterest using @yumidirect and use the hastag #pintowin so we can spot you! 4. …
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Tea Break Tuesday: CFDA Awards Best & Worst Dressed
The annual CFDA (The Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards are always a highlight in our fashion calendar here at Yumi. On today’s Tea Break Tuesday blog post we take a look at the styles that excited and those which disappointed in this year’s round up of the best and worst dressed. The award for best dressed here at Yumi HQ goes to model Miranda Kerr, who delighted in a dress from CFDA’s Womenswear Designer of the Year winners, Proenza Schouler. Also on top form were stylish sisters Kate and Rooney Mara, who both wore head-to-toe black, Rooney in a dress by Calvin Klein Collection and Kate Mara in…
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Get The Look: Jessica Szohr
Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr wore a black beaded cocktail dress from Haute Hippie to the premiere of The Internship in L.A. this week. She teamed the look with Chanel heels and a wavy bob. You can get the look with our Art Deco style Uttam Boutique tunic dress. Featuring 1920’s inspired embellishment in the form of beads and sequins, the dress has a cut out back and exposed zip detailing. A steal at £65, the fresh mint colour is a summer-ready update on Jessica’s classic LBD.
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Get The Look: Kristen Davis
Sex And The City star Kristin Davis attended P.S. ARTS’ Bag Lunch in L.A. last week wearing a fit-and-flare dress from the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2013 collection. The dress featured a brown-yellow-and-teal stripe teamed with a thin waist belt and summery pale yellow shoes. You can steal her style with Uttam Boutique’s floral sun dress with colour block top panel and pleat detail on the skirt. At £45 this dress is a style steal – perfect for summer parties when dressed up with wedges or heels, or relaxed with sandals for a day out, and if the black isn’t your style it’s also available in mint!
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Get The Look: Poppy Delevingne
Poppy Delevingne attended an event this week with Jimmy Choo creative director Sandra Choi which celebrated the launch of the brand’s pre-autumn/winter 2013-14 collection. Delevingne wore distressed jeans and an electric blue blazer from Rag & Bone with Jimmy Choo’s Dream sandals and Candy clutch. You can get her look in our chic Collarless Stretch Blazer jacket in bright cobalt blue from Uttam Boutique. At £45, the blazer comes complete with our signature bird print lining for Spring and front pocket detailing.
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Get The Look: Carey Mulligan
For the ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ photo call at the Cannes Film Festival this week, actress Carey Mulligan wore a black sleeveless dress from Chloe’s autumn/winter 2013-14 collection. She accessorized the simple but elegant black dress with a red lip and Christian Louboutin heels. You can steal her style with Yumi’s Button Front Dress in black at £50. This chic little number features faux gold button detailing down the front and faux pockets. All topped off with a Peter Pan collar and front ruffle – perfect for work or play.
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Nina Nesbitt wears Yumi A/W 13
Singer Nina Nesbitt attend the Warehouse Summer Party at The Yard on May 15 in London wearing a dress from the Yumi Autumn / winter 2013 collection. Nina is the face of the Yumi brand for A/W 13 so watch this space for more looks from the rising Scottish star! Shop current season Yumi here.
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Tea Break Tuesday: Billboard Awards Best & Worst Dressed
Never mind who took home the most gongs from the Billboard Music Awards last week, at Yumi HQ we are more interested in who wore what – and who wins the award for best (and worst) dressed celeb. In our best dressed camp falls Yumi favourite Taylor Swift in a sparkly blue Zuhar Murad mini dress, alongside fellow singer Miley Cyrus who took a risk in a monochrome Balmain jumpsuit (see below) which divided opinion – but we loved! Also proving their style credentials were actresses Chloe Moretz, who wore a Fendi dress, and Jeniffer Morrison who wore a revealing black gown from Kristian Aadnevik’s A/W ’13 collection. Our other…
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Get The Look: Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba signed copies of her new book ‘The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True To You’ at an event in Maryland this week. She wore a geometric patterned shift dress from Miss Wu, which is a contemporary diffusion line from designer Jason Wu. The dress featured a bold black, yellow and blue chain-link print and a Peter Pan collar, topped off with a pair of black Blonda Castana heels. You can steal Jessica’s style with Yumi’s printed shirt dress, at just £45. Available in both classic black and a summery China blue, the dress is part of our summer injection collection and features an on-trend tile print and a…
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Get The Look: Anna Friel
Whilst attending the St Regis International Polo Cup, actress Anna Friel teamed a vintage floral-print shift dress with shades and peep-toe heels. You can steal Anna’s style with this floral jacquard fitted dress from Uttam Boutique at £60. The dress features a metallic thread detailing running throughout and subtle pleat detail in the skirt – perfect for a Summer wedding or special event, especially when teamed with the matching bolero. Shop the look here.
