With a SISwimsuit2022 cover and brand new music, Yumi Nu is just getting started.
means “beginning” in Japanese. I got the idea for the title because my uncle and everyone in my family have been trying to convince my grandma to write a book about her life. She’s lived this crazy immigrant life, and I feel like, at her age, it’s very normal to not talk about what you’ve been through or process your emotions, especially in Asian culture. She’s still processing, but started writing it. I was reading a little bit of her book and her first chapter is called “.
Yeah. As an Asian woman, you are existing to be a mother, to be a wife, to serve other people. And we see that so strongly in our Asian women elders—they have had no space for themselves and what they want. My grandma would always say, “no choice,” when we’d ask her, Do you want to do this or that? Do you want to go here? We would make fun of her for that and joke around with her, but it was also really heartbreaking at the root.
Yesterday, I wore a black Hervé Leger dress because I was at the White House. It was a big day, so I didn’t want to be bum vibes in front of the president.I realized the importance of tailoring. Working in the fashion industry, you see that everyone’s body is so different. It actually helps each person to get stuff tailored to them, because it’s very rare for something to fit perfectly to your body unless it’s stretchy.
There’s not a specific moment, but whenever I’m seeking outfit inspiration, I look at Kim Kardashian or Bella Hadid. Bella has really cool Nineties-inspired fashion, and Kim K has this neutrals, minimal vibe going, but she always looks really elevated and fashionable.I’ve always had a bigger butt, and my mom would always be like, Cover your butt! I honestly regret covering my butt, because it’s an asset. In high school, I was really shy about it.