RUMISU ACCESSORIES SS 22

W as born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey.  She lived in the USA for 10 years where she first studied economics at Harvard College, then finance at Wharton Business School. She worked as a consultant for Bain & Co in Boston and Milan.  In 2004 she returned to her native city to take a role in running her family’s business in yarn manufacturing, where she discovered her passion for design and illustration. In 2011 she delegated all her operational responsibilities and started working on “rumisu” along with her sister. The brand is built on the sisters’ love of illustration, design, handmade elements and ethical production&consumption. Pınar Yeğin www.rumisu.com hello@rumisu.com +90 212 243 94 58 Was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She lived in New York City for 6 years, where she studied fashion design at Pratt Institute, then worked in the industry with several independent high-end designers. In 2004 she returned to Istanbul, where she entered the “young fashion designers contest” of Turkey, won the first prize. As her prize she received a scholarship for a masters degree in advanced fashion at Polimoda, Florence, Italy, where she earned her degree in 2007. She has since designed for Yegi Nim; a boutique knitwear brand and retail project, and for Beymen; a Turkish high-end, luxury brand as well as completing various free-lance textile and illustration projects. She has now opened a new chapter with “rumisu” co-creating with her sister only that what they absolutely adore and only what they would love to see, show and share… Deniz Yeğin İkiışık

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