YUME YUME x Kate Ahn: celebrating creative self-expression

Amsterdam-based footwear brand YUME YUME(@yumeyume____) launches a capsule collection with Los Angeles-based artist Kate Ahn(@killla.kate).

Fusing art and fashion, the YUME YUME x Kate Ahn collaboration celebrates a shared labor of love for self-expression. Ahn hand-painted acrylic artwork and used her favorite YUME YUME styles as the canvas.

The edition includes three exclusive styles. The Fisherman boot, which we’ve already seen from Rosalía, showcases the ‘Mini Me’s’, with the artist’s symbolic illustration draped, bringing a colorful dimension to YUME YUME’s classic style. The half Camp slipper features a cloudy blue “Laced” print overlaid with thin blue ribbon bows. Love Heel shows the directional twist on heart-shaped heeled sandals with Kate’s ‘Nudles’ artwork.

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We’ve been seeing the silhouettes of the partnership between the artist and the brand for a few months now, and now they’re here! “I’m very excited about this collaboration – it’s very special to us. Kate has been so supportive from the beginning since we launched our very first designs and we’re lucky to count her as part of the YUME YUME family”, says Eva Korsten, co-founder & creative director of YUME YUME

La creatividad de Ahn atraviesa los medios artísticos tradicionales para ocupar lugar en textiles. La marca celebra con esta colección la autoexpresión de Kate Ahn, que admira profundamente. “Just like my own work I know that we both want to help create a world where being and expressing yourself is worth it and so liberating.” says the artist.

The YUME YUME x Kate Ahn collection is available at select UK and US retailers such as Terminal 27, LN-CC  & WDLT117.