Laura Yumi Lambert (born 11 April 1995) is a Belgian model.

Early life

Lambert was born on 11 April 1995 in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, Belgium. Her paternal grandmother is Japanese, and she has a brother named Maxime.

Career

2012: Career beginnings

At the age of 15, Lambert visited Dominique Models in Brussels and was signed. In September 2012, Lambert walked in Spring/Summer 2013 fashion shows for sixteen designers, including

Prada Prada S.p.A. (, ; ) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding t ...

Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French high-end luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. Chanel specializes in women's ready-to-wear, luxury goods, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is ...

and Miu Miu. She was featured in Chanel's Spring/Summer 2013 ad campaign and walked in their Pre-Fall 2013 runway show in December. Yumi Lamber Ralph Lauren Collection SS15

Yumi Lamber Ralph Lauren Collection SS15

2013

Lambert was featured in shows for Spring Couture 2013 collections by Chanel and

Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label ''Iris van Herpen'' in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-mem ...

in January of that year. During February and March, she walked in Autumn/Winter 2013 fashion shows for 39 designers, including

3.1 Phillip Lim Phillip Lim (born September 16, 1973, as Pheng Lim) is an American fashion designer of Chinese descent whose parents immigrated to America from Thailand during the Cambodian genocide. Lim co-founded and worked at the Los Angeles-based fashion la ...

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and

Maison Martin Margiela Maison Margiela, formerly ''Maison Martin Margiela'', is a French luxury fashion house founded by Belgian designer Martin Margiela andJenny Meirensin 1988 and headquartered in Paris. The house produces both haute couture-inspired artisanal collec ...

. In July, she walked in the Fall Haute Couture 2013 shows for Dior, Chanel,

Alexis Mabille Alexis Mabille (born 30 November 1977) is a French fashion designer who is the creative director of his namesake label, Alexis Mabille. Early life Alexis Mabille was born in 1977 to a middle-class family in Lyons, France. His mother had a ...

, and

Yiqing Yin Yiqing Yin (; born 1985) is a Chinese-born, Paris-based Haute Couture designer and an official member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Early life Yin was born in Beijing in 1985, and moved to France with her family at the age ...

. She walked in Spring/Summer 2014 runway shows for 38 designers, including

Rodarte Rodarte () is an American brand of clothing and accessories founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Rodarte has received a number of fashion industry awards since the line's inception in 2005 ...

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards for ...

and

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and ...

in September. Lambert modeled for Spring/Summer 2014 campaigns by Gap China,

Hermès Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès ( , ), is a French luxury design house established in 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Its logo, since ...

, Peter Pilotto for Target, Orla Kiely, and Ter et Bantine.

2014

During the Autumn/Winter 2014 season, spanning from January to March 2014, Lambert walked for 25 designers, including

Jeremy Scott Jeremy Scott (born August 8, 1975) is an American fashion designer. He is the creative director of the fashion house Moschino and the sole owner of his namesake label. Since launching his brand in Paris in 1997, Scott has built a reputation as ...

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and Comme des Garçons. Also in January, she walked in Spring Haute Couture 2014 shows for Vionnet, Ulyana Sergeenko, and Alexis Mabille. She was also featured in Chloe Gosselin's Autumn/Winter 2014 campaign. In June, she walked in Moshino's Spring/Summer 2015 Menswear fashion show and the following month, she walked in Fall Haute Couture 2014 shows for Dior, Alexis Mabille,

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, and Vionnet. Lambert was featured in shows for Spring/Summer 2015 collections by 28 designers, including

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his co ...

Balenciaga Balenciaga SA ( ) is a luxury fashion house founded in 1919 by the Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in San Sebastian, Spain. Balenciaga produces ready-to-wear, footwear, handbags, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to C ...

and

Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...

in September and was featured in Sachin & Babi's Spring/Summer 2015 campaign. She also walked in the

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was an annual promotional event sponsored by and featuring Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie. From 1995 to 2018, Victoria's Secret used the show to market its goods in high-profile settings. Models under ...

in December, as well as the Pre-Fall 2015 show for Esprit Dior.

2015

In January 2015, Lambert walked in Spring Haute Couture 2015 shows for

Viktor & Rolf Viktor & Rolf is a Dutch avant-garde luxury fashion house founded in 1993 by Viktor Horsting (born 1969, Geldrop) and Rolf Snoeren (born 1969, Dongen). For more than twenty years, Viktor & Rolf have sought to challenge preconceptions of fashion an ...

Versace Gianni Versace S.r.l. (), usually referred to as Versace ( ), is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 known for flashy prints and bright colors. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as w ...

, and Dior, as well as Max Mara's Pre-Fall 2015 show. She walked in runway shows for Autumn/Winter 2015 collections by BCBG Max Azria, Gabriela Cadena, Jason Wu, Public School, Prabal Gurung, Donna Karan, Narciso Rodriguez, Jeremy Scott, Anna Sui, Ralph Lauren,

Gucci Gucci (, ; ) is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house based in Florence, Italy. Its product lines include handbags, ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories, and home decoration; and it licenses its name and branding to Coty, Inc. for fragrance ...

Philipp Plein Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. Surname * Adolf Philipp (1864� ...

, Moschino, Versace, Blumarine, Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, Each x Other, Dries van Noten,

Rochas Rochas is a fashion, beauty, and perfume house founded in 1925 by French designer Marcel Rochas, the first designer of 2/3-length coats and skirts with pockets and one of the two designers, along with Elsa Schiaparelli, who launched the fashion fo ...

, Vionnet, Roland Mouret, Rick Owens, Dior, Nina Ricci, Chloé, and Kenzo.

Personal life

In her free time, Lambert enjoys drawing

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

and listening to music. Her favourite band is

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member S ...

References

External links

Yumi Lambert
at the FMD. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Yumi Living people Belgian female models Belgian people of Japanese descent IMG Models models 1995 births