Journal

Meet a Muse - Mother's Day edition

We give the floor to our wonderful mother muses, who share with us their unique experiences with the magic of motherhood.

10 Ways to Style Your Mailys Dress

To be as conscious as possible, we design most of our styles around convertibility, which is deeply rooted in West African culture, where traditional boubou dresses and wrap skirts are worn differe...

Sustainability and Why we are #SOLDOUT every day

We’ve been receiving your sweet DMs and emails daily about the entire website being #soldout everyday. Today we bring the answer to all of your questions about restocking.

Top 6 Spots in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Exploring the city's rich Culture & Cuisine.

Meet a Muse - Jessica Nabongo

Jessica Nabongo, one of our beautiful muses, is the first black women to have visited every country in the world. We learned  more about her journey, favorite destination, self care routine and fa...

19 Ways to Wear one Garment

Discover over 19 ways to style our iconic UMY jumpsuits and MAILYS dresses.

Introducing Resort '22: PALMA

For Spring ‘22, we celebrate PALMA, a family of flowering plants, commonly known as palm trees and associated with feelings of joy and tropical wanderlust. To bring these feelings to life, designer...

Meet a Muse - Diarra Bousso

Today is my birthday and I thought it would be a good time to introduce our new series called "Meet a Muse" where we will highlight our muses and their beautiful stories. On my birthday, I get to ...

2021 Highlights

Our Year in Review. A great summary of all the magic we made in 2021.

Senegal’s Rich Culture of Gift Giving & Inclusivity in Celebration

How Christmas is Honored In a 95% Muslim Country. In Senegalese culture, gift-giving is the strongest love language. Generosity plays a big role in our heritage, and is omnipresent in most social i...

Our Unforgettable Adventure in Niokolodge, Senegal

“Here we were, having a surprise breakfast in a secret Oasis in the Niokolo-Koba Forest as 150 monkeys were crossing their daily path in front of us to go to school!” This is whe...

OUR LUXURY TREEHOUSE STAY AT LES PALETUVIERS, SENEGAL

A Heavenly Eco-Wonderland   I'm so excited about #DIARRABLUVOYAGE and being able to share with you my wanderlust spirit. Last time, I told you about my experience in Guereo, which was one surre...