Darling Yumi Kim

A classic Yumi Kim silhouette with a bold stripe instead of one of her favorite vintage-inspired florals
As my friends all know, I am somewhat obsessed with the Yumi Kim line! Designed by Kim Phan, Yumi Kim is the kind of line that I could build my entire wardrobe from. From the luscious soft fabric and bold prints to the sophisticated yet simple silhouettes, Yumi Kim provides flirty, flattering pieces that I love to wear.
Yumi Kim designer Kim Phan comes to New York by way of San Diego, with influences of her Vietnamese heritage sprinkled in along the way for good measure. All three of these locales appear to have an influence on her design aesthetic, as nearly everything in the line would be as at home on the streets of NYC as it would be on the beach in California or Miami. The vintage-inspired floral prints have a vaguely eastern feel, and silk is the perfect material to wear on a steamy summer day in the historic river city of Hoi An, Vietnam (as I learned on my honeymoon this summer!). Wear the silk tops tucked into high-waisted skirts or over short shorts with sandals in the summer, or with jeans or skinny black pants (my personal fave) and tall boots in the winter. This is a brand you’ll probably see me posting about a lot, due to my obvious obsession.
The dresses, skirts, and rompers are just as versatile. I wore the sea green Leah romper with opaque black tights, gray chunky heels and topped it with the Chloe jacket in black and bold vintage gold costume jewelry for a good friend’s wedding in the DUMBO, Brooklyn this fall.
To make things even better, Yumi Kim is running a “25 Days of Yumi Kim” special from December 1st – 25th, where a selected piece is available for only $50! I have to admit, I bought one of last week’s specials, the Tessa dress in a “Grey Garden” print, down from $198. Do you think the print is inspired by the amazing Maysles Brothers’ documentary Grey Gardens? I hope so. I am going to picture myself as Little Edie when I wear it. Maybe I will even wear a turban. PA Melissa sent me this link today about turban tying. It is meant to be.
[cincopa AMMA5bKbBsMz]Check out the Lower East Side flagship store on Stanton and Ludlow in the LES, or at the online shop. If you go into the store, say hi to Isi (super fun shop boy).
p.s. “Yumi” is Kim’s adorable little doggy, hence the name “Yumi Kim.” Perfect.
Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:27:31
I love the 25 Days of Yumi Kim. It’s going to be hard to stop me from buying today’s special! The Laurie top is $50 down from $138: http://www.yumikimshop.com/LAURIE-TOP-EBONY-ROSE-p/f1074n%20-%20ebony%20rose.htm.
Dec 13, 2010 @ 13:39:52
I am being a little bit crazy about the 25 days of Yumi Kim, and by “crazy” I mean “buy most of it.” Lord help my bank account by day 25!
Dec 13, 2010 @ 16:19:21
The gold and navy blue velvet Kim dress is the PERFECT New Year’s Eve dress! It’s too bad Mama T wasn’t there to buy it when I tried it on last week…
Dec 13, 2010 @ 19:18:54
Thank you to PA Hillary for introducing me to this line. I LOVE my two new items purchased from the Friends and Family sale last week. I can’t wait to debut my new wrap top.
Feb 11, 2011 @ 16:12:13
omg, me and Kendra have the same romper!
http://yumikim.com/blog1/2011/02/10/kendra-wilkinson-rockin-yumi-kim-leah-romper/
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