Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Yamamay store now at Odel

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Yamamay, a leading Italian lingerie and swimwear brand, which boasts of not one but two internatio­nal supermodel­s being the face of the brand, was launched by Odel, the premier fashion and lifestyle retailer in the country, at a packed gathering attended by Colombo’s elite.

“As the premier fashion and lifestyle retailer in the country, carrying a host of internatio­nal fashion labels in our stores Odel is ever focused on introducin­g a larger diversity of globally renowned brands to our discerning and fashion conscious customers. There has long been a void in the market for high-quality, exclusive intimate wear for ladies.

A growing base of fashionabl­e women are seeking elegant and comfortabl­e intimate wear, which makes them feel good and we are confident that with the introducti­on of Yamamay, we can both fill this void and make available a wider range of exclusive and fashionabl­e lingerie, swimwear and sleepwear to our customers right here in Sri Lanka,” said Softlogic Holdings PLC Group Director Marketing Desiree Karunaratn­e.

“It gives me great pleasure to be here in Sri Lanka for the launch of Yamamay, an iconic Italian brand,” said Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto, who had flown down especially for the launch along with an entire team from Yamamay Italy.

“We are extremely delighted to set foot in Sri Lanka with our associatio­n with Odel - Sri Lanka’s favourite fashion and lifestyle department store, who will be exclusivel­y retailing our latest range of exquisite ladies intimate wear to the Sri Lankan market.

Yamamay offers a fashionabl­e range of lingerie from essentials to innovative intimate wear such as the revolution­ary Space bra and Sculpt shapewear. Sri Lanka offers us huge growth opportunit­y, considerin­g the size of the burgeoning intimate fashion and lifestyle market, which is currently growing at 15 percent CAGR.

Yamamay fulfils a huge underlinin­g gap in intimate wear in Sri Lanka and will also carry the largest swimwear collection to date to be offered in the country for its customers. We will be soon launching our first exclusive store in the upcoming Shangri-la mall in the summer of 2019 to provide a holistic experience of the brand Yamamay.”

Yamamay’s brand Ambassador Kate Uptown, one of the most famous sports illustrate­d swimsuit models in the world, along with Supermodel Eva Herzigova, who has come on board to promote Yamamay’s fabulously feminine Christmas collection, will no doubt bring to the brand an added allure and glamour.

In addition, Yamamay has collaborat­ed with a host of top internatio­nal models, including Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Ratatojski and Izabel Goulart and during most recently with the famous soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Establishe­d in 2001, Yamamay has fast become one of Italy’s leading brands in the lingerie, fashionabl­e sleepwear and beachwear segment, with over 700 stores worldwide including Dubai, London, Cannes, Barcelona and many others.

Yamamay’s product range includes underwear, lingerie, corsetry, swimwear, nightwear, clothing and accessorie­s. Its mission is to make every store experience an emotional, creative and engaging environmen­t, where the consumer can benefit from the excellent quality/price ratio.

“The Yamamay products are glamorous, sexy, colourful and elegant. They are designed for fashion-conscious customers and perfectly embody the Italian excellence and style,” said Karunaratn­e.

Today women don’t want to be beautiful for the outside world alone: care and attention to their bodies has become a way of saying ‘I love myself’ and that’s exactly what Yamamay stands for.

In store at Odel will be Sculpt, Space and Basic from the lingerie range, while the swimwear and sleepwear range are luxurious, glamorous and essentiall­y feminine.

Space has been described as the lightest and most breathable bra in the world. A revolution­ary item made from the innovative 3D Spacer fabric which gently envelopes every woman’s unique shape, it offers a pleasing feeling of comfort and greater freedom of movement.

Sculpt is a figure hugging shapewear, made in the innovative patented 100 percent ‘made in Italy stretch’; indeformab­le and breathable Sensitive Sculpt fabric. The Sculpt items slim the figure and comfortabl­y accompany every movement, contributi­ng to an overall slinky, feminine, look.

Lightness, innovation, technology and comfort are the hallmark of Yamamay, creating a range of products that are in short par excellence.

Yamamay is now available exclusivel­y at Odel Alexandra Place and at Odel Colombo City Centre.

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 ??  ?? Softlogic Holdings PLC Group Director Marketing Desiree Karunaratn­e, Ark’s Consultanc­y Director Kirti Khosla, Pianoforte Group Regional Consultant Italy, Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage, Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto, Odel and Softlogic Brands Operations and Business Developmen­t Head Natarajan Govindaraj­an, Yamamay [VM Girl] Middle East Area Manager Mariangela
Softlogic Holdings PLC Group Director Marketing Desiree Karunaratn­e, Ark’s Consultanc­y Director Kirti Khosla, Pianoforte Group Regional Consultant Italy, Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage, Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto, Odel and Softlogic Brands Operations and Business Developmen­t Head Natarajan Govindaraj­an, Yamamay [VM Girl] Middle East Area Manager Mariangela
 ??  ?? Prima Rosa Gooneratne, Deputy Italian Ambassador for Sri Lanka Allegra Baistrocch­i, Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto, Ambassador for Italy in Sri Lanka Mannella Rita, Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage and Softlogic Holdings PLC Group Director Marketing Desiree Karunaratn­e
Prima Rosa Gooneratne, Deputy Italian Ambassador for Sri Lanka Allegra Baistrocch­i, Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto, Ambassador for Italy in Sri Lanka Mannella Rita, Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage and Softlogic Holdings PLC Group Director Marketing Desiree Karunaratn­e
 ??  ?? Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage and Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto
Softlogic Holdings PLC Chairman Ashok Pathirage and Pianoforte Group CEO Francesco Pinto
 ??  ?? Stefanie Siriwarden­e with Yamamay range
Stefanie Siriwarden­e with Yamamay range

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