Stories
Step Inside our Auckland Lounge
We opened the doors to our spectacular new Auckland lounge - a Modernist dream. Take a look inside.
MEET THE TEAM: GEORGINA
This week we invite you to meet Georgina, the delightfully beguiling Store Manager of our new Lounge at Commercial Bay.
Meet the Team: Grace
If you’ve visited our Wellington Lounge, you no doubt will have had the supreme pleasure of meeting our Head of Retail, the warm and enchanting Grace. We sat down with her to discuss her adventures in New York, her love of fearless females and why she enjoys good old fashioned collaging.
From Land to Luxury
Yu Mei presents our Land to Luxury film, a journey from the backcountry in Hawea to the glittering lights of Hong Kong and back to our design studio and flagship in Wellington.
AUTUMN 20 AT NZFW 2019
On Tuesday August 27th, Yu Mei took over The Store on Quay to host a special breakfast presentation introducing our Autumn 20 collection ‘MARMONT’
Resort19 Lounge Party
Read MoreIntroducing — Yu Mei Lounges
Read MoreAW19 at NZFW 2018
Read MoreA Look Inside our Wellington Flagship
We opened our Wellington Lounge, a permanent home for our Yu Mei family and community.
Yu Mei Travels — Paris, France
Read MoreYu Mei Travels — Guilin, China
Read MoreThe Making of a Yu Mei Bag
We made a short film with video Artist Veronica Crockford-pound to show the process of our in-house production. Keep reading to discover how we handcraft our bags.
Yu Mei x Wynn Hamlyn Carpet Bags
Read MoreHow Leather Tanning Works
The Yu Mei family went on a field trip to the seaside town of Timaru last year to visit the tannery we source our beautiful Deer Nappa from, New Zealand light Leathers, to learn all about the leather tanning process.