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Camilla Shiori Speeter, Naoka Hisada and Miki Uchida

YUMIKO“The film ‘Black Swan’ made our brand instantly famous.”

February 5, 2025 by Camilla Shiori Speeter, Naoka Hisada and Miki Uchida

The dancewear brand YUMIKO is popular with ballet dancers all over the world. The brand was founded by Yumiko Takeshima, who in the 1990s started to combine her experience as a professional dancer with her sense for colours, which she had acquired in her family's kimono business, to design tailor-made leotards. Combining functionality and design, YUMIKO quickly became … [Read more...] about YUMIKO“The film ‘Black Swan’ made our brand instantly famous.”

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