“Being a Muslim Southeast Asian woman in the American music industry, I’ve gone through every single thing: being put in the Muslim box, or the hijabi box, or the Southeast Asian box, or the ‘we don’t know where to place her’ box,” says Yuna, cover star of our Rhythm issue. “But I’ve managed to find my people, those who understand what I’m doing and listen to my music.”
Constantly challenging stereotypes while staying loyal to her faith, Yuna has let nothing but her musical success define her. This year, she is set to release her fifth international studio album. In honour of this release, we’ve compiled Yuna’s most trailblazing looks over the past decade. Yuna’s style embraces her roots with a stylish headscarf, always complementing her meticulously planned ensembles. She is also no stranger to bold colours—red being a clear favourite. From edgy looks to ones dabbled in elegance, take a tour of Yuna’s style evolution.
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December 2011, New York
Yuna performs during Iggy’s Best New Band Concert.
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October 2012, Texas
Yuna performs in concert at the 2012 SXSW Eco closing party.
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March 2013
Yuna performs with Owl City.
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April 2014, California
Yuna performs during the 2014 Live in the Vineyard at The Uptown Theatre
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April 2014, California
Yuna poses backstage at the Coachella Valley music and arts festival at The Empire Polo Club.
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August 16th 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yuna performs at MTV World Stage.
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October 26th 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia
Yuna of Malaysia performs during Soundsfair 2014.
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January 2016, California
Yuna attends NYX Illuminated 2016 at The Edison.
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February 2016, California
Yuna attends OK! Magazine’s Annual Pre GRAMMY party at Lure.
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April 2016, New York
Yuna attends the AOL Build Presents to discusses her new album “Chapters” at AOL Studios.
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October 2016, New York City
Yuna attends the ‘2016 Circle of Sisters’ at Jacob Javits Center.
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November 2016, Nevada
Yuna performs during “Acoustically Speaking Sponsored by Toyota” at the House of Blues during Soul Train Weekend.
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November 2016, Nevada
Yuna is seen backstage during the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards.
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February 2017, California
Yuna attends Dior Beauty celebrates the launch of Dior Addict Lacquer Stick in the presence of Peter Philips in LA at Delilah.
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February 2017, New York City
Yuna attends the Prabal Gurung collection during, New York Fashion Week.
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June 2017, Louisiana
Yuna poses in the press room at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca Cola at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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July 2017, England
Yuna performs on day 3 of Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park.
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July 2017, New York City
Yuna performs onstage during OZY FEST 2017 Presented By OZY.com at Rumsey Playfield.
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March 2018, California
Yuna attends Mercedez-Benz USA’s official Awards viewing party at The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
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June 2018, Michigan
Yuna performs on stage at Chene Park.
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February 2019, California
Yuna attends the Universal Music Group’s 2019 after party to celebrate The GRAMMYs at ROW DTLA.
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June 24th, New York City
Yuna attends the Build Series at Build Studio.
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September 2019, New York City
Yuna is seen arriving to S by Serena Williams Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week.
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October 2019, Paris
Yuna poses during a photo call prior to the Chanel Women’s spring/summer 2020 show.
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October 2019, Los Angeles
Yuna arrives for the 2019 amfAR Gala Los Angeles at Milk Studios.
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February 2020, New York City
Yuna is seen leaving the Coach 1941 fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
