Journal
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Introducing our Guest Blogger….Izzy Stocks
We are very excited to announce that we will be working with guest bloggers, first up, we would like to introduce you to Izzy Stocks of vintagebeautyxox.blogspot.co.uk, we thought we would let you know a little about the lovely Izzy, so we had a little chat with her…. Why did you start your blog? I have always wanted to channel my love of writing and fashion into one and constantly seeing other girl’s blogs featured in magazines inspired me to go for it! It was my week off university at the time and I just wrote and wrote for seven days, from then I knew I’d be hooked on blogging! Ah born out of…
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Chanel’s The Little Black Jacket Exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery
This weekend, we are going to be popping along to the Saatchi gallery to see The Little Black Jacket exhibition which celebrates Karl Lagerfeld’s new book. With the help of ex-French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, Karl has photographed a fantastic array of stylish celebs wearing the classic Chanel little black jacket. It is fascinating to see the same garment worn in such different ways, along with the personality of the wearers coming through. Here are a few of the images on show, we love the picture of American Vogue editor Anna Wintour as even though she has her back to the camera, you know it is her. Her hair cut…
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The Look Magazine Fashion Show!
Now this is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon! We had such a fun time the Look Magazine fashion show, which showcased some of the hottest AW12 pieces from some of the biggest brands on the high street. The ethos of the magazine is to focus on high street rather than designer fashion and the catwalk show celebrated the best of the high-street, culminating in a shower of red confetti! The show took place in the amazing setting of the Royal Courts of Justice, the stunning building has huge ceilings and arches and Gothic style architecture. It made the whole event grand to say the very least! As…
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Uttam Boutique on the Catwalk
This weekend our sister brand Uttam Boutique featured in the Bias of Northampton Autumn Winter 2012 fashion show at The Royal and Derngate theatre. Supported by Bid Northampton, a scheme to help improve the business district of Northampton, the show featured a range of independent shops, including Bias Northampton showcasing their AW2012 collections alongside the usual high street suspects Next, Burtons and Debenhams. As you can see below, our current Uttam Boutique collection looked fabulous on the catwalk!
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Behind the Scenes at our Accessories shoot
On Friday we spent the day in a wonderful photography studio that was rammed full of plants, props and inspiring things! We were shooting some lovely accessory pictures for you to enjoy in the next few months. How do you love the polka dot satchels – coming your way very soon!
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Stunning Gowns at the Emmy Awards!
Last night in sunny (not that we’re jealous…….) LA, the Emmy Awards took place, they are the Oscars for television shows and the ladies dress up just as much on the red carpet! We have had a look through all the fabulous images and picked our edit of the best dresses from the night. We particularly loved the above dresses worn by Kelly Osbourne, Christina Hendricks and Michelle Dockery, all super elegant and feminine. We noticed key colour trends of red, yellow and blue coming through strongly and these gorgeous ladies in red, from left to right, Kat Denning (from 2 broke girls), Cat Deeley and Gretchen Moll were the…
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Ben Folds Five AND FRAGGLE ROCK!!
Today we are loving this video at Yumi HQ and HAD to share it with you! If you were a child of the 80’s like us then Fraggle Rock would have been essential viewing. So how brilliant is this? For their new single, ‘Do It Anyway’ Ben Folds Five have enlisted the help of the Fraggles! Enjoy this over your coffee break this morning!
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Our New York Fashion Week Favourites!
Oh we do love when it’s fashion month! Every day we are treated to new collections from the world’s best designers, showcasing their Spring/Summer 2013 lines. First up is New York Fashion Week and we have already been treated to some highly covetable garments, here are our favourite shows so far…… We have to admit, we do have a soft spot for Marc Jacobs (above) who channeled the swinging 60’s with stripes, spots and checks but with his slick silhouettes, he gave the reference an updated feel. Rodarte (below) went a bit further back in time with a more Medieval reference – mixed with biker leathers, oh yeah, what a combination! Then moving on to classic…
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Team Nepal Update
A few weeks ago we let you know about a cause close to our hearts here at Yumi (read more about it here). TEAM Nepal is a charity that we work with and their aim is to improve the lives of Nepalese children living in rural communities. Their ethos is, ”We believe that education is the most precious gift that we can offer. Education provides people with the tools they need to improve their own lives without always having to rely on others.” In light of this, we are delighted to tell you that in the Nepal Korea Wisdom school, they have recently opened a brand new digital library, with over…
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Getting to Know Yumi Junior Designer Debbie Green
September is fashion month! The four fashion weeks New York, London, Milan and Paris run back to back and reveal to us the trends for Spring/Summer 2013. To celebrate this fashion frenzy, we sat down with our Junior Yumi Designer, Debbie Green and talked to her about her life as a fashion designer and our current AW12 collection……… I remember always drawing clothes from a very young age – I loved using my Fashion Wheel (GREAT retro toy – refresh your memory here) and when I got a bit older and realised it was possible to draw clothes for a living, I knew that was what I wanted to do!…
