YANN EVIMA VOUMA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - FASHION EDITOR > STYLIST - MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
Yann Evima Vouma is an accomplished freelance Fashion Editor, Fashion Stylist, Creative Director, Fashion and Costume Designer and Motivational Speaker.
Having studied at the New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Fashion as Design and a Graduate of not only Montreal’s Cégep Marie-Victorin in Fashion Design, but also of the Hague’s World Intellectual Property Organization in Intellectual Property and of the University of Montreal in Law (LL.B), Yann has many strings to her bow.
For almost 10 years, she has first built a career as an International Humanitarian and Defence Lawyer both before the United Nations’s tribunal in Africa as well as before tribunals in her homeland, Canada.
Her passion for fashion and art in all its forms prompted her, several years ago, to take a huge leap of faith and study Fashion Design. Yann has since played Key roles in Fashion Styling, Fashion Editing, Creative > Art Direction, Event Planning, Project and Team Management and Content Creation/Translation to name a few.
London-based Stylist and Editor Stephen Conway of JÓN Magazine and Luxury Fashion Creative Director and Stylist Kristine Kilty are among the many respected professionals who have trusted Yann to assist them closely on the styling of high-end fashion editorials and celebrity portraits.
International Model Irina Lazareanu, former Karl Lagerfeld's muse, chose Yann’s most unique Award-Winning Design Piece to wear with honor on the catwalk in 2015.
Yann Evima Vouma’s work and collaborations have attracted features in notorious JÓN Magazine (UK), Mordant Magazine (UK), Applied Arts Magazine and Vulkan Magazine.
Critically acclaimed electronic duo Bob Moses, upcoming Pour toi Flora, the 1st drama miniseries on the legacy of Quebec residential schools for First Nations as well as Award-Winning Plan B miniseries in its first-ever English version, have also benefited from Yann's experience.
Yann has served as a role model for youngsters, entrepreneurs and has worked as an advocate for human rights and education, to name a few. As an Emerging Fashion Designer, she has also received prestigious awards and has attracted exhibitions at Fashion Preview, McCord Museum, Festival Mode > Design, Stylelab Montreal, Remix Canada and Saga Furs among others. Yann Evima Vouma is the Founder and Fashion Designer behind the upcoming FashionTech Sustainable brand EVIMA (@evima_official).
Based in Montreal, Yann Evima Vouma also works in London and is available for projects worldwide.
She speaks French, English, Creole and Spanish, and will soon add German to her multilingual skills.
HAS WORKED AND BEEN COMMISSIONED FOR CLIENTS SUCH AS:
BOB MOSES / JÓN MAGAZINE (UK) / LAUREN BUSH (CAN/UK) / ODREII / LAURENCE NERBONNE / TOYOTA / VIDEOTRON / RADIO-CANADA / TVA / MICROSOFT / EXPEDIA / DOORDASH / A>W / GOODFOOD / DESJARDINS / LOTO-QUÉBEC / FESTIVAL IMMERSIF DE KULTUR ET D'ART SCANDINAVE NORDIQUE - FIKAS / LAFLEUR / PACIFIC FOODS / CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS / CONSEIL DE L'INDUSTRIE FORESTIÈRE DU QUÉBEC / MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX (MSSS) / CATHCART / MINISTÈRE DU CONSEIL EXÉCUTIF DU QUÉBEC (MCE) / KARASTAN / PHARMASCIENCE / ASSOCIATION DES CHIRURGIENS DENTISTES DU QUÉBEC / L'ÉQUIPEUR / MARK'S / MAGILL HATS / RAKY.D / FAITH > LOVE
WORKED WITH SELECTED PRODUCTION HOUSES > CREATIVE / PR / MODELING AGENCIES SUCH AS:
KOTV / NISH MEDIA / L'ÉLOI / LM CHABOT / SOMA PUB / SAILOR PRODUCTIONS / PUBLICITÉS LES ENFANTS / BLVD-MTL / BLEU BLANC ROUGE / MORRISON FILMS / ALT PRODUCTIONS / CARTIER ADVERTISING AGENCY / SUPERNORMAL AGENCY / 72ANDSUNNY AGENCY / GORDITOS PRODUCTIONS / DUST PR (UK) / PRM AGENCY (UK) / STORM MODEL MANAGEMENT (UK) / FOLIO / DULCEDO MODELS MANAGEMENT / NEXT MODELS / MONTAGE MODELS / SCOOP AGENCY
For professional inquiries worldwide, feel free to get in touch with Yann Evima Vouma below.
Accepting bookings in Fashion, Advertising, Film, Commercial, Music, Editorial, Wardrobe styling/relooking, private bookings, creative collaborations and beyond.
For interviews and public speaking events on her personal entrepreneurial journey and her inspirational role as a mentor, feel free to contact Yann Evima Vouma as well.
2022 - Pour toi Flora TV Miniseries Nominated as ''Best Francophone Foreign Production'' /''Meilleure production francophone étrangère'' Festival de fiction de La Rochelle, France
2019 Applied Arts Award - Winning Team Series ''Sport Vibe'' , Category Unpublished/Personal Photography (Photographer: Alex Paillon)