YDU fashion events

We all know this situation: You bought THE ONE great piece once,but you don't know how to style and wear it? YDU makes an end to this fashion trauma and invites you to join MIX & STYLE during the Amsterdam Fashion Week on 18th from 1 to 5 pm.

Together with a stylist, make-up artist and colour advisor, we will help you to style your most complicated garment.

After 45 bubbly minutes you will have a complete style advice with a great make-up AND we make sure that you leave, knowing, how to wear your great piece.

MIX & STYLE @ YDU

Date: Sunday, July 18

Location: YDU, Keizersgracht 447, Amsterdam

Style Advice: Angelika Groenendijk-Wasylewski

Color Advice: Fashion Designer Heidi Long

Make-Up Advice: Miekepetiet.nl

EXTRA DISCOUNT : just for participants - 20% discount on all NOT ON SALE items

Attention: Admission based on first come, first serve basis so sign up now: RSVP to fashion@ydu.nl

We are looking forward to seeing you at YDU Mix & Style

Up to 30% on selected designer items.

Visit us at Keizersgracht 447 and indulge yourself!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

The YDU Team

Be ready. Visit www.ydu.nl/arrivals for inspirations and come along at the store, keizersgracht 447.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

The YDU Team

YDU invites you to visit the SAMPLE SALE on Sunday, April 18 from 1-5pm.

You will find samples and unique items created by YDU designers for prices ranging from 10 to around 80 Euro!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

The YDU team

Check out the latest spring summer collections at Young Designers United.

We are happy to welcome a number of new labels at YDU:

Dauphine, Fenny Faber, Garderob, Cultivate, Pricci, Mangelware and Veronica Vartic.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon at YDU

Young Designers United exhibits and sells the unique couture pieces from the Hermitage fashion show until February 27th 2010. Ten YDU designers created a fashionable interpretation of the exhibition AT THE RUSSIAN COURT.

Check out the movie on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2hKf36kx6c

or watch the images on www.flickr.com/ydu .

For reservations call +31 20 626 91 91

We are looking forward to seeing you soon

The YDU Team

Young Designers United (YDU) zal tijdens de Amsterdam International Fashion Week van 25 tot 31 januari in de Hermitage Amsterdam een reeks prachtige Haute Couture jurken exposeren, geïnspireerd door de huidige tentoonstelling AAN HET RUSSISCHE HOF. Deze jurken zijn deel van een speciale collectie, gecreëerd door tien YDU ontwerpers, met Claes Iversen als creatieve mentor.

Haute Couture Show tijdens finissage

Tijdens de finissage van AAN HET RUSSISCHE HOF op woensdag, 27 januari zal het collectief van jonge, ambitieuze ontwerpers alle prachtjurken in een schitterende Haute Couture Show presenteren. Met deze show maakt YDU deel uit van het Downtown programma van de Amsterdam International Fashion Week. De show is tijdens de museumnacht gepresenteerd en wordt wegens groot succes nog een keer herhaald.

Mentor Claes Iversen volgde het hele ontwerpproces vanaf het begin: "De ontwerpers hebben naast de rijkdom en schoonheid ook de contrasten uit het verleden weten te vertalen in prachtige eigentijdse creaties. Het zijn moderne museumstukken, net zoals de stukken uit de tentoonstelling AAN HET RUSSISCHE HOF."

De ontwerpers:

De volgende ontwerpers maken deel uit van de expositie en show: Heidi Long, Joyce Harbers, Els Petit, Melanie Brown, Iefke de Roos, Ellen Benders, Anne van den Heuvel, Irene Heldens, Nathalie Tappin (sieraden), Barbara van der Zanden en Barbara Munsel.

YDU presenteert: TSARINA'S TODAY – Haute Couture in de Hermitage Amsterdam

Datum Expositie: 25 – 31 januari 2010

Datum Haute Couture Show: Woensdag, 27 januari

Locatie: Hermitage Amsterdam, Kerkzaal.

Begin: 20:30

Entree: museumticket

Meer informatie & kaartverkoop: www.hermitage.nl

Op vertonen van deze Email 20% korting op toegangsbewijs

Met hartelijke dank aan:

Kim Vos - Bdifferent (Regie)

House of Orange (Hair& Make-up)

77 Models, Modelution, SW Agency (modellen)

Edda Mueller (Styling)

Erland Fotografie (Fotografie)

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Einde persbericht. RSVP Haute Couture Show voor 25 januari 2010. Voor informatie of fotomateriaal neem contact op met Connie Fluhme, info@starfishstella.com, +31651468844

Opening times during the holidays:

Thursday, December 24: 10-5 pm

Friday, December 25: Closed

Saturday, December 26: Closed

Sunday, December 27: 1-5 pm

Monday, December 28: 1-6 pm

Tuesday, December 29: 10-6pm

Wednesday, December 30: 10-6 pm

Thursday, December 31: 10-5 pm

We are looking forward to seeing you soon

Merry X-mas

The YDU Team

Check out www.ydu.nl/arrivals for the latest fashion at YDU. We are open on Sundays in December from 1-5pm.

For reservations call +31 20 626 9191

Looking forward to seeing you soon

The YDU Team

Every Thursday evening in December YDU offers you a 15% discount on your shoppings. Between 6 and 8pm every designer item is 15% off - a real present! Don't miss it.

The next Happy Thursday is on December 3rd as of 6pm.

YDU will be open on all Sundays in December from 1 - 5pm

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team!

Young Designers United (YDU), een collectief van jonge, ambitieuze ontwerpers, is uitgenodigd om tijdens de Museumnacht op 7 november in de Hermitage Amsterdam een Haute Couture Show te presenteren, geïnspireerd door de huidige tentoonstelling 'Aan het Russische hof'. Tien door YDU geselecteerde ontwerpers, met Claes Iversen als creatieve mentor, hebben ieder drie Haute Couture creaties ontworpen.

Het ontstaan van deze Haute Couture Show:

Sinds weken zijn 10 ontwerpers, die deel uitmaken van Young Designers United, druk bezig met hun interpretaties van de tentoonstelling 'Aan het Russische hof'. Mentor Claes Iversen volgt het hele proces vanaf het begin: "De ontwerpers hebben naast de rijkdom en schoonheid ook de contrasten uit het verleden weten te vertalen in prachtige eigentijdse creaties. Het zijn moderne museumstukken, net zoals de stukken uit de tentoonstelling‘Aan het Russische hof’.”

De inspiratie van de ontwerpers is gebaseerd op meerdere bezoeken aan de tentoonstelling en een uitgebreide introductie door conservator Vincent Boele van de Hermitage Amsterdam. De uitdaging van de ontwerpers is de vertaling te maken van de essentie van de expositie 'Aan het Russische hof' naar de hedendaagse Haute Couture. De ontwerpen reflecteren niet alleen de achtergrond van de tentoongestelde stukken, maar ook de tijdsgeest van Rusland in de 19de eeuw.

De expositie:

Nog tot 31 januari presenteert de Hermitage Amsterdam de openingsexpositie 'Aan het Russische hof', die met ruim 1800 objecten van de Hermitage St.-Petersburg een van de grootste tentoonstellingen ooit in Nederland is. Deze tentoonstelling is gewijd aan het Russische hof in de 19de eeuw. De tentoonstelling speelt zich af in een eeuw van zes tsaren. De eerste is de minder bekende Paul I, de zoon van Catharina de Grote, de laatste Nicolaas II, de tragische laatste tsaar van Rusland.

De ontwerpers:

YDU heeft de volgende ontwerpers geselecteerd voor deze bijzondere Haute Couture Show: Heidi Long, Joyce Harbers, Els Petit, Melanie Brown, Iefke de Roos, Ellen Benders, Anne van den Heuvel, Irene Heldens & Nathalie Tappin (sieraden), Barbara van der Zanden en Barbara Munsel.

YDU presenteert: Tsarinas Today – Haute Couture in de Hermitage Amsterdam

Datum: Museumnacht, 7 November 2009

Locatie: Hermitage Amsterdam in de kerkzaal. Entree voor publiek

via Amstel 51!

Tijd: 21:30 en 23:00 uur

Entree: Alleen met passe-partout!

Meer informatie & kaartverkoop: www.n8.nl

Let op! Er zijn dus geen passe-partouts verkrijgbaar bij de Hermitage Amsterdam.

Met hartelijke dank aan:

Kim Vos (Regie)

House of Orange (Hair& Make-up)

77 Models, Modelution, SW Agency (modellen)

Edda Mueller (Styling)

Erland Fotografie (Fotografie)

Anne van den Heuvel, Barbara Munsel, Irene Heldens, Lisobono and Priscilla Romana at YDU

Check out the last days of the YDU summer sale. Up to 40% discount on selected items of your favorite designers.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU team

Amsterdam, July 13, 2009 – Young Designers United (YDU) invites fashion lovers to work together with their favorite YDU designer and create their own “dress for less or more” during the next edition of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. YDU designers will create various “one dress fits all” garments. The dresses will be presented during the exposition YDU and YOU at the YDU store, as of July 18th. For one week you can visit the exposition, choose your favorite design, buy your own fabric and have your dress made at YDU. In this process you are guided and assisted by YDU staff and designers. You can find all dresses on the YDU website with detailed descriptions. Check out AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK part I, II and III on ydu.nl.

The credit crunch, financial crisis, you name it – it’s a topic, which affects a lot of people, terms like “recessionista” are popping up more and more. Women are searching for ways to be unique and express themselves, but also want to be conscious about their spending habits. With YDU and YOU the designer platform suggests a creative solution to clients, who have a passion for fashion and who like to wear a garment with a story. Therefore YDU offers dresses which fit all sizes, made by YDU designers. You can choose from various models and buy your fabric. It could be cotton for someone who wants to dress for less, and for example silk for a woman who wants to dress for more.

That means that you decide, how cheap or expensive the dress will be. The price of the dress consists of the costs of the fabric and a fixed fee for the actual sewing work of the designer.

YDU and YOU – Dress for less or more is part of the Downtown program of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week

Exposition: July 18 2009, 10 am – July 26 2009, 5pm

Location: YDU, Keizersgracht 447, Amsterdam

Attention: The event published in the Fashion Weekly on July 26th is cancelled. Instead of this we have bubbles all week long at YDU.

During the AIFW, YDU is also opened on Sunday, July 19 and Sunday, July 26 from 1pm - 5pm

The YDU summer sale has started with

discounts of up to 30% on selected items!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon,

The YDU Team

The sale has started at YDU on selected labels.

The labels are:

Fly Now (Amm Couture) -30% on high quality basics

Guten Appetit - 20% on the playful spring/summer collection

Renard + Sylwia Pavlak - 30% on classy, but fun blouses and delicate knitwear

Susa Plaza - 20% on the exclusive denim collection

We are looking forward to seeing you soon !

Our Opening hours:

Monday: 13 - 18pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday : 10 - 18pm

Thursday : 10 - 20pm

Sundays: CLOSED

She follows her intuition until she creates a visual she feels good about. She starts from the association of things to invent fresh prints, which are not trend oriented. Although she creates her work on a computer, mostly she does not like her designs to look computer-like, but more hand drawn.



Irena’s influences come from many places. At age 18, she left her native Croatia to travel around the world, becoming inspired and influenced by many interesting cultures, which is translated in her designs. Finally she settled in Amsterdam and completed a study in interaction design and devoted her first working years to graphics and web design. Now Irena is moving into the fashion world.



At the moment, Irena Krajina combines the development of innovative T-shirts graphic prints with her part time job as production artist by Nike.

The T-Shirts are now available at YDU!

Like a character out of a fashion fairytale, the French designer Delphine-Charlotte Parmentier learned to love jewellery assisting her grandparents at their button and fashion-accessory workshop.

She went on to pursue a higher aesthetic education steeped in ancient-and increasingly rare-techniques such as cloisonné (an enameling process) and cire perdue (that's bronze casting to the rest of us) before taking over and transforming her grandparents' workshop into a personal fantasy factory. Launching in the starkly minimalist early '90s, Parmentier was anything but: with her intricate, couture-quality craftsmanship and wildly creative designs she soon attracted the attention of like-minded, envelope-pushing designers who began commissioning collaborations for the runway.

This closely guarded A-list clientele exists to this day: even a cursory survey of Parmentier's current catalogue with its extravagant, navel-grazing, charm-bedecked chain necklaces, among other designs, brings certain iconic fashion houses immediately to mind. No need to travel to Paris anymore. Delphine-Charlotte Parmentier's current collections Madeleine, Trocadero and Pigalle are now available at YDU. For reservations call 0031 20 6269191 or pass by at the store.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

Press Contact: Constanze Fluhme - info@starfishstella.com

You don't have to wait much longer!

YDU proudly presents the spring collection 2009 and 5 new labels : Chicks on Speed, Susa Plaza, br.wn clothes, Iefke de Roos and Label 3.

Come and visit us!

YDU invites you to visit the SAMPLE SALE on Sunday, October 25, from 1-5pm.

You will find samples and unique items created by YDU designers for prices ranging from 10 to around 80 Euro!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

The YDU team

Our big winter sale is on with up to 40% discount!

We are also open on Sundays from 13.00 - 17.00 hrs.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

YOUNG DESIGNERS UNITED - YDU pays tribute to the Amsterdam International Fashion Week and Amsterdam Art City 2009 by introducing an exposition of ART COUTURE from Sunday, January 25 to Sunday, February 1, 2009.

Young Designers United will expose masterpieces from various ambitious designers for one week at the YDU store.

With this collective breakout the designers exhibit the full spectrum of their competences.

The participating designers are Heidi Long, Sonja Ayal, Els Petit and Barbara van der Zanden. The latter will surprise us with a high tech trench coat with inbuilt solar cells. This coat makes the impossible possible and even charges up your mobile phone.

Be ready to be amazed!

Join the bubbly opening of ART COUTURE on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 14hrs RSVP before Friday, January 23, 2009: fashion@ydu.nl

photo credits:

Main Image

Sofie Knijff (www.sofieknijff.nl)

Visual:

Edda

photos event:

Alexander Roberto Moust (www.lxndr.nl)

Guillaume Ehrenfeldt

(www.switchimage.org/phlog/phlog.html)

Young Designers United soon will be celebrating its 6th anniversary and it is time for a MAKE OVER.

Therefore the shop will be closed for a week, starting from Monday, January 12th.

We will re-open the "new YDU" on Wednesday, January 20, just in time for the winter edition of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. YDU will participate with an ART COUTURE exhibition to celebrate the AIFW and Amsterdam Art City 2009. We are happy to welcome you to the opening on January 25th. You will receive the invitation and more information about ART COUTURE at the end of next week.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon at the restyled YDU store!



The YDU Team

YDU invites you to a year-end drink on December 31st between 10:00 and 16:00 hrs at Keizersgracht 447. Enjoy a glass of bubbles and fix your party outfit for New Year's Eve! Our winter sale has already started with discounts of up to 30% on selected collections!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The YDU team

Our opening hours during the holiday season:

December 29: 13:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 30: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 31: 10:00 - 16:00 hrs

January 1st: Closed

Kind regards

The YDU Team

Our opening hours during the X-MAS period:

December 21: 14:00 - 17:30 hrs

December 22: 13:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 23: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 24: 10:00 - 16:00 hrs

December 25: Closed

December 26: Closed

December 27: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 28: 14:00 - 17:30 hrs

December 29: 13:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 30: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs

December 31: 10:00 - 16:00 hrs

January 1st: Closed

Here's to tingly festive days!

YDU starts the X-MAS presale this Sunday afternoon from 14.00 - 17.30hrs and offers 20% discount on selected pieces.

Next to the regular openig hours you are welcome at YDU

on December 24 from 10.00 - 16.00hrs,

on December 31 from 10.00 - 16.00hrs

and every Sunday in December from 14.00 to 17.30 hrs.

Happy shopping!

The YDU Team

Therefore YDU opens it's doors every Sunday afternoon in December from 14.00 - 17.30hrs.

For a last minute X-MAS fashion fix visit us on December 24 from 10.00 - 16.00hrs.

Your party outfit for New Years Eve you can still find on December 31 from 10.00 - 16.00hrs.

Happy shopping!

The YDU Team

YDU offers you a wide range of unique fashion items and accessories, which will make Sinterklaas night a special one. Get your gifts now at YDU! We are happy to help you to making the perfect choice

We hope to see you soon!

The YDU Team

Going to the fitness center can be much more fun when wearing cool, sexy and comfortable clothes!

Prevent gaining extra kilo's during the X-mas period and treat yourself with some items of the fashionable Italian fitness brands Passo Jazz and Free Pride.

Join the special sportswear Sample Sale at YDU and survive all christmas dinners and celebrations without those nasty love handles! And even better: just throw on a pair of high heels and dress up for the drink after!

Get your sports gear now at YDU for amazing prizes with discounts of up to 70% off!

Date:30.11.2008

Time: 13:00-17:30

Location: YDU, Keizersgracht 447, Amsterdam

We hope to seeing you there!

The YDU Team

Young Designers United is happy to present the new collection of the Berlin-based designer Lisa Winkel and her label TJELMA.

The 29 year-old is regarded as one of Germany's most promising talents in fashion design today. Born in Kotka, Finland she later moved to Germany where she graduated from Berlin's University of the Arts under the venerable Vivianne Westwood.

Already during her first years of studies under Vivienne Westwood, Lisa Winkel was granted a jury prize by Wolfgang Joop, and her diploma collection received an award from both, Mustang's Creative Management and the Premium Fashion Fair, as well as she earned the first place award in the “Moët Chandon Fashion Début” at Berlin’s famous Bärensaal.

Having won nominations for the “Bunte New Faces Award” and at “Mercedes Benz Fashion Week” with her debut collection ANTAEOS in 2006, Lisa Winkel recently opened the most important chapter of her career so far by launching her new label TJELMA.

The wintercollection 2008/2009 is inspired by Finlands endless winter nights, the never setting summer sun and nature's clear, bizarre beauty. All of this has a unique identity from which the people in this reagion have developed their own special brand of creativity.

TJELMA is now available at Young Designers United.

For reservations call 020 626 91 91

The art & wine gallery ArtVine was the stage for the latest collections of DORIENDAVID and Young Designers United on Sunday, November 2nd. An inspiring mix of prêt-a-porter, haute couture en ready to wear.

YDU presented clothes from upcoming talent. Barbara van den Zanden, Mangelware, Sonja Ayal and Dress'd by Ellen Benders have been invited to show their collections. The collections of YDU are as always standing for diversity. Dresses and tops in strong colours and checks, but also in pastell colours like powder, rose and the whole palette of grey colours.

The collections are now available at YDU!

Credit:

Photos by Alexander Roberto Moust

Amsterdam, 2 November 2008

Amsterdam’s brand new gallery Art Vine will be the setting for a joint fashion show of DORIENDAVID and Young Designers United (YDU). The two design houses will present their latest collections on Sunday, November 2nd at Keizersgracht 471, in two showings at 14h00 and 17h00. An off-beat mix of ready to wear, prêt-a-porter and haute couture alongside contemporary artworks, flavored with top wines of the world, welcomes all art-, wine- and fashion-lovers.

About DORIENDAVID:

The renowned fashion house of DORIENDAVID has specialized in tailored gala gowns, bridal couture and special occasion fashion for many years. The entire collection is characterized by fashion designed for enterprising women of all ages who like to be very well dressed. In addition to dresses, DORIENDAVID designs skirt-suits, skirts, trousers, tops and jackets. Their creations are known for provocative use of colors and unconventional combinations of luxurious fabrics like silk with modern hightech materials. In their brand new collection: 'The unbearable lightness of fashion', DORIENDAVID experiments with tissues and new silhouettes.

About Young Designers United:

The well-established Dutch initiative Young Designers United that supports fashion designers who are starting up their own labels and collections, has been invited to introduce promising talents at Art Vine. The presented labels are Barbara van den Zanden, Mangelware, Sonja Ayal and Dress’d by Ellen Benders. The YDU show will display a mix of collections in diverse signature styles. Because of the huge variety in styles, YDU serves many different tastes and is loved by women of all ages.

About Art Vine

Art Vine is a special contemporary art gallery with a dynamic concept and a refreshing new approach to the gallery experience. This exciting concept unites modern art with an appealing charisma and exclusive wines from all over the world. Within this concept, Art Vine organizes a variety of public and private events. The gallery is a modern, spacious and newly renovated location on the historical Keizersgracht, close to Leidsestraat, in the vibrant city center of Amsterdam. The central theme of the gallery is ‘light’; the price range of the artwork varies from affordable to extravagant.

Art, Wine & Fashion:

Date: Sunday, 2 November 2008

Location: Art Vine, Keizersgracht 471, Amsterdam

Show times: 14h00 and 17h00

Entrance: Euro 10, -- (to pay at the door)

Limited space per show - make your reservation via email!

RSVP:

Mail: manu@artvine.nl

Phone: 020 420 50 10

YDU invites you to visit the SAMPLE SALE on Sunday, October 26 from 1-5.30 pm.

You will find samples and unique items created by YDU designers for prices ranging from 10 to around 80 Euro!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

The YDU team

Young Designers United offers 60% discount on great sports- and leasure wear from Passo Jazz and Free Pride!

Stock sale on Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4 at YDU, Keizersgracht 447!

Don't miss it!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

With september a new fashion season started at YDU! Coma along at the store and check out new designers and pieces!

See you soon!

The Annapurana Experience is a sponsored walk in the Himalayas. The aim of the sponsored walk is to raise about 4000 Euros most of which will go directly to Macmillan Cancer Support. As a big part of the fundraising there will be an auction in Amsterdam with the generous help of Christie' s. A chance to get your hands on the finest pieces of art, design, photography and fashion, to raise money for MacMillan. Amongst other pieces of art and design, YDU will donate a number of clothes, handmade by YDU designers.

The auction is to be held on September 5th, 2008 at the Posthoornkerk on Haarlemmerstraat 126. Venue doors open approx. at 20.30. Ticket Price Euro 20.

Ticket includes entry to the full event plus a few glasses of bubbly to kick start the evening.

After-party in the catacomb studios below the Posthoornkerk from 22.30 till late.

DJ line up includes Blokgolf (www.myspace.com/blokgolf)

Full line up to be published shortly.



More information on http://www.theannapuranaexperience.eu/

YDU - Young Designers United will participate at the Downtown programme of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week with a special project: Amsterdam’s first cycled fashion show!

On Saturday, July 19, a selection of designers who are part of the collective Young Designers United will present a show with stylish clothes made for the biking woman.

“We notice very often that our Dutch customers are looking for pieces which are not only beautiful, wearable from day to night, occasionally sexy and unique, but they should also be handy for cycling”, says Angelika Groenendijk, founder of YDU. “With Amsterdam’s first cycled fashion show we want to make a statement: Biking doesn’t necessarily mean plastic rain ponchos and rubber boots – it can be stylish and practical at the same time. YDU will present an ‘amsterdamized’ collection for women who are biking to different destinations: For the ‘ lady on her way to a first date’ or the ‘party night’, the ‘opera visit’, the ‘shopping with the girls’ experience and many more.”

Route:

Amsterdam’s first cycled fashion show will bike through the city on Saturday, July 19, and present the collection at the following spots:

12.30 YDU, Keizersgracht 447

13.30 SPUI, in front of the American Book Center

14.00 DAM

14.30 PC HOOFTSTRAAT

15.00 LEIDSEPLEIN

15.30 YDU, Keizersgracht 447

Participating Designers/Labels:

Dress’d by Ellen Benders, Heidi Long, Elsewerk by Els Petit, Guten Appetit, Pricci, Sonja Ayal, Yosha, Lazy One, S-ter, Hübsch

Styling, Hair & Make-up:

Hair & Make-up: Make-up school Mieke Petiet (www.miekepetiet.nl)

Styling: Edda Müller Dare to Wear

Models: www.77models.com

Press Contact:

Connie Fluhme

TutchCommunication

0633952838

fluhme@tutchcommunication.com

Pass by and make chance on great bargains at the YDU store in Amsterdam, Keizersgracht 447. Our huge summer sale's on with discounts of up to 30% on one-of-a kind fashion items. Don't miss it!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The YDU Team

Amsterdam, juni 2008

YDU mag trots zijn. Het idee, om 5 jaar geleden een concept store met jong en betaalbaar design te openen, is met succes bekroond.

YDU, Young Designers United viert dit jaar haar 5-jarig bestaan en heeft haar primaire doel bereikt, namelijk het creëren van een win-win situatie voor ontwerpers en klanten. Jonge, opkomende ontwerpers hebben de mogelijkheid, hun eerste collecties direct in de winkel te hangen. Hierdoor krijgen de ontwerpers onmiddellijk feedback en wordt hun zelfvertrouwen gesterkt. De (vaste) klant krijgt op haar beurt steeds het aanbod van verfrissende ontwerpen en snel wisselende nieuwe collecties voor een acceptabele prijs.

“Tot mijn grote genoegen zie ik dat jonge ontwerpers YDU gebruiken om uit te vinden wat zij willen om vervolgens bevestiging te krijgen uit succes en zo vertrouwen opbouwen om verder te groeien,” zegt Angelika Groenendijk, oprichtster van YDU. “Nu, na jaren van leren, vertrouwen wij op onze ervaring en zijn klaar voor de volgende stap – de start van een eigen YDU label, ons eigen huismerk. Dit huismerk zal elk seizoen door 3 YDU ontwerpers gecreëerd worden. ”

In 2009 wil Angelika Groenendijk de eerste collectie van het YDU label lanceren. Als voorpret hebben de ontwerpers alvast een speciale “limited edition” gecreëerd:

De YDU 5th anniversary collection. Voor meer foto’s kijk op www.ydu.nl of mail aan pr@ydu.nl

Spring has finally arrived and we are looking forward to wear all those colourful dresses, skirts, and tops.

Make your selection now on www.ydu.com and check out the latest arrivals! You can call us for reservations at:

+ 31 (0)20 626 9191

Looking forward to a shopping sunday? YDU will open it's doors for you additionally next sunday, may 4, from 13 to 17 hrs.

We hope to see you then!

The YDU Team

Impact TV produces Nieuwe Kaas, a TV show and talk about young and creative talent.

The topic of the shoot of the 2nd sequence is fashion and design. Young Designers United will present a small catwalk show of fresh talent:



ELS PETIT @ elsewerk

SONJA AYAL

HEIDI LONG



The designers will also explain their visions and ideas during the talkshow.



Check it out, join the shoot and enjoy a special evening behind the scenes.



When: Saturday, April 19th 2008

Where:Cutting Cultures

1e van der Helststraat 1D

Amsterdam



Doors open: 7.30 pm

Showtime: 9pm



Entrance: Euro 5

RSVP till Friday, April 18: fashion@ydu.nl



Hosts: Joyce Maes

Arianda Schepens

Special Guest:

Anita Palacios (Designer)



DJ: D-Rok

Artists: Apes in the Orange Groove

Stand-Up Comedy: Ruud Aarden

Dance: Valentina Lacmanovic



Models: 77models.com

Hair & Make-Up: Cecilia Kühne



Columnist: Lama

Decor: Ben Kramer



Photo by Wilhelm Leisten www.wilhelm-leisten.de

Amsterdam, March 5, 2008

Stunning fabrics, outstanding cuts, ready to wear fashion and items for special occasions - this is the look of the new spring collections 2008 @ YDU.

We also welcome five fresh fashionlabels on board: Els Petiet @ Elsewerk, Monique Polmans @ Huebsch, Jana Mitev, Nadine Kieft and Carmen Glodemans @ Tesj.

On our website you can get a first impression on the new items. More of them you find at the YDU store at Keizersgracht 447.

We are happy to receive your reservations also per phone at +31 20 626 9191

Looking forward to seeing you soon

The YDU Team

Enjoy your Easter holidays and pass by at YDU to check out the new collections for a colourful springtime!

Opening Hours during Easter:

Easter Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 11:00 - 17:00 hrs

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

Soon the spring collections 2008 will be arriving at YDU. We will keep you posted about new designers and creations!

Kind regards

The YDU Team

Dear Clients of YDU,

time passed by so quickly, and I can't believe it's already been 5 years of fun and fashion at our store at the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. The 5th birthday of YDU on February 14 is a little milestone for me, and I am proud of the designers and the team I was lucky to gather around me. It were 5 really exciting years, also on a private level, where the birth of my son Lev added a great deal of extra sunshine to my daily life.

YDU wouldn't be there without you, our loyal clients. I want to thank you for your trust and offer you a discount of 50% on all sales items on our birthday: Valentinesday, February 14.

Come and visit us from 10am to 20pm to celebrate our birthday with us.

I hope to see you on Thursday

Your sincerely

Angelika Groenendijk-Wasylewski

Owner & Founder YDU

Pass by and make unique pieces from the YDU designers your's!

Our huge winter sale continues with discounts of up to 40% on nearly every item!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The YDU Team!

We all have them: those ultimate pairs of blue jeans that are simply our favorite, even if they are completely worn out.

YDU solves your denim dilemma during the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Come along with your worn out jeans. The YDU designers will pimp them up and make them a truly irreplacable item in your wardrobe: from denim dilemma to denim delight!

Saturday January 19 and Sunday, January 20

1-6pm

Make your free reservation before Friday, January 18th via Email: fashion@ydu.nl

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Pass by and make unique pieces from the YDU designers your's!

Our huge winter sale started with discounts of up to 30% one nearly every item!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The YDU Team!

The catwalk show "YDU presents Haute Couture at the Van Gogh Museum" has been a great success. More than 600 people were delighted from the stunning creations from eight YDU designers and one guest designer from Barcelona. The collection is now available at Young Designers United. Have a look at the complete collection in the designer section on ydu.nl.

Hair & Make-Up: Els Rozestraten; Make-up school Mieke Petiet

Geef je medemensen vaker een oprechte blijk van waardering – dat is het idee achter Schouderklopje.nu, een concept van OPENSA. Schouderklopje.nu en Young Designers United zijn een coöperatie begonnen en hebben een limited edition van bijzondere T-shirts met een sterke boodschap gecreëerd. Geef zo’n T-shirt weg en je genereert onmiddellijk een gevoel van oprechte waardering!

Over Schouderklopje.nu

Met hun concept Schouderklopje.nu wil OPENSA mensen inspireren om meer waardering en respect voor ‘de medemens’ te tonen. Een schouderklopje zorgt voor een goed gevoel. Een schouderklopje kan je ook metaforisch en fashionable geven middels deze limited edition van design T-shirts van YDU – Young Designers United by S-ter. Zo een metaforisch schouderklopje is een originele, leuke en duurzame manier om waardering te tonen voor ‘de medemens’ of groepen in de zakelijke of prive omgeving. Deze exclusieve limited edition van design T-shirts, is uiterst geschikt voor een compliment op maat.

Over Young Designers United (ydu.nl) en S-ter

Young Designers United is een initiatief die jonge ontwerpers steunt, die een eigen label oprichten.YDU stelt ook een highlight voor modeliefhebbers voor, die altijd op zoek zijn naar exclusieve, individuele en unieke kleding. Ester Peters staat als ontwerpster achter het label S-TER. Voor het limited edition project van schouderklopje.nu heeft ze trendy highfashion T-shirts ontworpen die vooral het gevoel goed weergeven van “iemand een schouderklopje geven”.

Ze heeft bij de ontwerpen sterke elementen uit haar eigen collectie gebruikt. Zoals de print op het damesshirt is ontstaan uit een foto van haar vorige collectie en de bloemen ook in haar andere designs te vinden zijn.” Bloemen zijn voor mij altijd een soort cadeautje , mensen worden er vrolijk van en vinden het altijd leuk om te krijgen!” Bij de herenshirts heeft ze als uitgangspunt ’t hart (onder de riem steken) gebruikt. De shirts zijn dan ook duidelijk herkenbaar aan haar specifieke stijl en zijn flashy en eigenwijs.

Twee unieke concepten presenteren een “niet te imiteren” product

De nieuwe collectie “YDU by S-ter voor Schouderklopje.nu” wordt gelanceerd op 7 november om 15:00 bij YDU (Keizersgracht 447 1017 DK Amsterdam). Voorafgaand geven Schouderklopje.nu ambassadeurs de hele dag een 2 minuten workshop ‘Waardering loont’ in het centrum van Amsterdam. De collectie is vanaf 7 november verkrijgbaar bij YDU en een aantal andere winkels in Nederland. Graag nodigen wij u uit om naar de presentatie te komen en een glas champagne met ons te drinken.

Press contact YDU:

Connie Fluhme

pr@ydu.nl

Press contact schouderklopje.nl:

Steven de Lira

steven@schouderklopje.nu

Press Release

Young Designers United (YDU), a collective of young and upcoming fashion designers, has been exclusively invited to perform an Haute Couture Show inspired by the new exhibition "Barcelona 1900" at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

The Exhibition

Until January 20 2008, the Van Gogh Museum presents the landmark exhibition "Barcelona 1900", which celebrates the astonishing transformation of the vibrant city Barcelona between 1880 and 1909. In this period Barcelona underwent an impressive architectural development and flourished socially and artistically.The exhibition provides an insight into a city which continues to intrigue visitors and inspire artists and architects to this day. Some 200 works of art including paintings, drawings and sculpture and also furniture, jewellery, scale models, films, stage scenery and mosaics reveal the remarkable breadth of artistic creation.

Evolution of an Haute Couture Show

Since weeks 9 designers who are part of Young Designers United, and one guest designer from Barcelona are working day and night on amazing Haute Couture dresses and the sewing machines are red-hot.

The creations are based on a preview of the exhibition that was given by a curator of the Van Gogh Museum. The challenge is to interpret the essence of the exhibition "Barcelona 1900" into contemporary Haute Couture. The collections are thus reflecting not only the background and concepts, but also the spirit and mood and contrasts of "Barcelona 1900" and were inspired by the fascinating developments in art, architecture and design at that period in Barcelona.

The Designers

YDU selected Yosha by Scarlet Arrow and Amber Rose, Heidi Long, Guten Appetit, Pricci by Priscilla Reynolds, Jürgen Christian Hörl, Amm Couture, Joy.c and Dress’d by Ellen Benders, and invited the Spanish Designer Luka to interpret this stunning exhibition.

The Setting

YDU has invited Valentina Lacmanovic, a dancer from Barcelona, who will open the show together with the French singer Erik Karol (Countertenor and Baritone).

He has been the singer and principal character of the famous Cirque du Soleil Show "Dralion" in the US and Europe for more than 5 years, highlighted by performances in London at the Royal Albert Hall. Erik Karol is just starting the production of his solo album, written in English, Spanish and French.

"Barcelona 1900" – Haute Couture by Young Designers United

Friday, November 2nd

20hrs

Van Gogh Museum

Paulus Potterstraat 7

1071 CX Amsterdam

www.vangoghmuseum.com/fridaynight

Press Contact YDU

Connie Fluhme

fluhme@tutchcommunication.com

Credits:

Poster design for

Champagne Codorníu

Ramon Casas (1866-1932)

1898

Casa Codorníu, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (Alt Penedès)

Hair & Make-Up: Els Rozestraten @ Make-Up school Mieke Petiet

YDU invites you to visit the SAMPLE SALE on Sunday, September 30 from 1-5pm.

You will find samples and unique items created by YDU designers for prices ranging from 10 to around 80 Euro!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

The YDU team

Beautiful colours, rich fabrics - the new season starts with style. Pass by to check out the latest arrivals at YDU

The YDU SUPER SUMMER SALE is still going on. Pass by to find discounted one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite designer.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

Join the YDUnique Make-Over!

YDU and Make-Up school Mieke Petiet celebrate the Amsterdam International Fashion Week!

We invite you to come along at YDU for a YDUnique Make-Over on SATURDAY, JULY 21 from 1-6 pm and SUNDAY, JULY 22, from 1-5pm at the YDU STORE.

Please bring along garments you don't like anymore. YDU designers will be at the store with sewing machines, customizing those pieces and giving them a stylish twist.

Meanwhile the make-up artists from Make-Up school Mieke Petiet will be giving you a brand new look while you enjoy a glass of champagne and just relax.

After the styling you will leave the YDU store with a great reinvented piece of clothing and a cool new styling.

YDUnique is completely without any costs, just come along and join us!

TO SECURE YOUR STYLING PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AT FASHION@YDU.NL BEFORE JULY 19 AND WE WILL PLAN YOUR FREE MAKE-OVER!

SCHEDULE OF YDU DESIGNERS:

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1-6PM

Dress'd by Ellen Benders, Heidi Long, PRICCI by Priscilla Reynolds

SUNDAY, JULY 22,1-5PM

Amber Rose, Guten Appetit, S-ter

We are looking forward to seeing you at YDUnique!

The YDU Team

Dress’d

Joy.c

Heidi Long

Charles & Ron

Amm Couture

Lisovsky

Guten Appetit

Pricci

Mushe

Amber Rose

S-ter

Free Pride

Lazy One

Bidadari

Hold Me Now

We invite our registered customers

to have the first choice on unique discounted YDU pieces.

With this voucher you will receive a 40% reduction

on all items on sale exclusively on Thursday, July 5.

Opening Hours VIP SUMMER SALE: 10h – 21h

YDU – Keizersgracht 447 -1017 DK Amsterdam - 020 6269191

www.ydu.nl

print out thispage and bring it with you on Thursday, July 5.

...therefore we receive new arrivals every week at the store. Never a dull moment! Pass by and have a look.

See you soon at YDU

In a small atelier in Breda, new bags are born every week. They have similarity like brothers and sisters, but are all unique. Now Mirjam Zwolsman bags are available at YDU. Have a look before they are sold out!

YDU introduces you to Charles and Ron, Malta's leading fashion house, specialized in evening and wedding couture. Charles and Ron started working together in 1992, when Ron left his native Holland and moved to Malta, that’s where the journey began!

Visit YDU and get a 30% discount on selected items from the Charles and Ron Spring/Summer collection 2007 from May 16 till May 23.

Over the past few years Charles and Ron participated in many fashion events in Naples, Milan, Rome, Ragusa, Amsterdam, Greece and most recently they joined the L’Oreal Fashion Week in Toronto where they showed their Spring/Summer 07 prêt-a-porter collection.

Charles and Ron’s style is inspired by movies from the 30's and 40's with a transition to modern designs, relevant for a glamorous woman of today. Charles & Ron creations are for women who not only love fashion, but also have a passion for life; confident women who like to be noticed. That is the inspiration behind the label..

Find out more on www.charlesandron.com.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The YDU Team

YDU invites you to visit the SAMPLE SALE on Sunday, April 15 from 1-5pm.

You will find samples and unique items created by YDU designers for prices ranging from 10 to around 80 Euro!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

The YDU team

With spring YDU welcomes four new fashion designers: Charles and Ron, Hazelnut, Linda and Bidadari. We hope to welcome you soon at the store to check out their styles and all the other collections for spring 2007. As usual YDU receives new and often unique items on a weekly basis

YDU Designer Joy.c (1976) is one of the creative brains behind WENDY VAN DIJK’S trendy spring- and summer collection “It’s a Wendy”, that the well-known Dutch TV personality composed for V&D.

WENDY VAN DIJK and V&D have been choosing Joy.c out of a range of YDU designers to work together with WENDY and transform her ideas into reality. The surprising outcome and first part of this collection is available at V&D since of March 3rd.

“It was a wonderful cooperation, WENDY is precise and knows very well, what she likes and with what she feels well”, says Joy.c. “It was a great teamwork experience and at the end we achieved a successful result. Of course we had to make compromises, but at all times I have been able to identify myself with every design”, so the YDU designer.

The collection has an authentically WENDY VAN DIJK signature with a hint to the nostalgia of the 50’s. Sparkling, with colorful prints, fashion that is made for today’s city girl, suited to be worn casually as well as for a romantic night out on a cosy summer evening. The denim line, which has been entirely co-designed by Joy.c, is firm with a female touch.

It was very important to WENDY VAN DIJK and V&D to give two newcomer designers the chance to co-design this collection. Joy.c en Eva Maria Sciarone have been delighted to make this project a success.

Joy.c is since more than 6 months a member of YDU and after a very promising start she achieved to be part of this project for WENDY VAN DIJK and V&D.

ANGELIKA GROENENDIJK, owner of YOUNG DESIGNERS UNITED, is proud on the collaboration between Joy.c and YDU. “This project is another proof that YDU is picking talents who are facing a promising future and we accompany them on their road to success”, so GROENENDIJK.

In March five new designers will have their kick-off at YDU: Pricci, Bidadari, Linda, Charles & Ron and Hazelnut.

Press Contact YDU: fluhme@tutchcommunication.com +31 (0) 20 420 20 94

During the Amsterdam International Fashion Week YDU was celebrating YDUnique!

YDU designers have been customizing clothes of fashion lovers on the spot, make-up artists from the Make-up School Mieke Petiet did the styling and two young photographers took before and after photos.

We did our best and have quickly made a selection of the nicest images - more impressions will be online next week.

Have a look - maybe you will discover yourself!

Big thanks to the YDU designers Amber Rose, Ellen Benders, Afìn, S-ter, Heidi Long, Joy.c and Pricci, the make-up artists Els Rozestraten and Marloes Reijnders, Ryan de Jong and Bianca Dorré, Linda Verhoef and Berdien Mulder from the Make-up school Mieke Petiet and the photographers Anouk Morgan and Nicoline Patricia Malina.

The YDU Team!

Therefore YDU opens it's doors on Sunday from 2 - 5pm!

We wish you a happy, healthy and always fashionable 2007!

The YDU Team

YDU has a surprise for you! Every first Thursday evening of the month we want to thank our regular costumers by giving them 20% on their shoppings. Between 6 and 8pm every designer item is 20% off - a real present! Don't miss it.

The first happy thursday is on November 2nd as of 6pm.

We are looking forward to seeing you then!

The YDU Team!

Marije Geursen will have her own booth at Sieraad 2006, an international jewellery and silver design event at RAI Amsterdam from December 7 to December 10. The young designer can be very proud of herself: She has (with 45 others) been nominated for the exhibition and the contest New Dutch, in the series of: New Traditional Jewellery.

Her design is called "embrace Holland", Bracelets made from woodenshoes. The design is not for sale now, but will be next year. YDU sends congratulations!

Visit Marije Geursen's booth at Sieraad 2006, more information and infos about ticketing you can find at www.platformsieraad.nl

Ferry Meewisse graduated at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem in 3D design in 2002. Since then he creates bags and scarfs under his label frrry. His designs are based on folding, stiching and cutting experiments. Those experiments lead to the final form. By that it finally comes to pieces that aren’t only made from beautiful material and have a great look, but also are composed in an intelligent way in terms of technic and construction. Go visit the first overview exhibition in the Netherlands it’s worth it!

First overview exhibition in the Netherlands

Interior design store Strand West, Oudegracht 114, Utrecht

Tuesday, October 17 – October 29, 2006

Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10.00am - 06.00pm, Thu 10.00am -09.00pm, Sun, October 29th extra opening!

Even if it's still summer the YDU team has been falling in love with the winter collection already. Beautiful garments, great materials, amazing looks...plus four new designers joining in! Who had visited the last two YDU shows could already get a glimps on what's coming next...the lovely autumn and winter collection at YDU. In the store as of September 1st. Be surprised!

The YDU Team

Photos: www.heidifotografie.nl

On Sunday, July 30, YDU introduces four new designers starting to cooperate with YDU as of this autumn at ON THE BRINK, a monthly fashion event at Taot'n Thea, Herengracht 498, 9pm. Entrance: 10 Euro.

Enjoy a sexy summer evening!

YDU invites you to two fashion shows! One on Saturday, July 29th, 2pm at the YDU store, Keizersgracht 447, where you will see the collections for autumn/winter 2006/ 2007 from the current resident designers: AMBER ROSE, AMM COUTURE, KINKY DREAM WEAR, COPENHAGEN KASHBAH, PRICCI, LISOVSKI, PRESTIGE BY SONJA AYAL, BIDADARI, frrry, GUTEN APPETIT, HEIDI LONG, MINNEMEE and MARIJE GEURSEN. You will get Prosecco, music and lots of fashion...The entrance is free!

On Sunday, July 30, YDU introduces four new designers starting to cooperate with YDU as of this autumn at ON THE BRINK, a monthly fashion event at Herengracht 498, 9pm. Entrance: 10 Euro.

So, let's celebrate a fashionable week-end - Don't miss it!

2 rooms, 5 senses & special 3D visuals!

Amber Rose and her sister Scarlett Arrow, two Amsterdam based designers present their exclusive designs of ladieswear with a romantic and stylish look for those who feel desire to feel beautyful and look irresitable at SENSE! Check out the YDU store for more items of Amber Rose and also visit www.openshopamsterdam.nl and www.nl436.nl for Scarlett Arrow's designs.



Apart from this amazing fashion show your senses will come alive - get surprised!

DJ's:

Toni Roos (cocoon)/Boris Werner & Robert Powlson/De Man Zonder Schaduw (gzg)/DJ Michel (abstract)/Wasili and live acts/Klikvorsmannen/cankobeat

VJ's:

Robotfunk (special 3D visuals)/Dirty Brown Visuals/Magdatt/S_loop/ma.de

SENSE/Lichtfabriek Harlem/Minckelersweg 2

Doors Open: 22.00 till 04.00

Fashion Show: 00.00

Tickets Presale @ Alkmaar:Transvision/Amsterdam:Outland Records/Boudisque/Haarlem:Trancentral

Ticket Price:

Presale: EURO 15,--

Door Price: EURO 18,--

YDU is happy to announce that one of their associates, frrry, has designed a special dress for SOPHIE HILBRAND who will present the final of WK TEST on Friday, June 2nd. Of course the dress is still secretly hidden but we already know that the beautiful garment is made from silk and is of course related to the WK...So in the end who would dare to say that football is nothing for girls? Get an inspiration on how to dress up for the WK and make it a big party! Watch the final of WK TEST, Friday, 8.30pm, Nederland 2 with SOPHIE HILBRAND in frrry!

Enjoy!

The YDU Team

Can't get enough of YDU's latest fashion trends? Then join in at "ON THE BRINK", presented by JBZ productions featuring Heidi Long & Guten Appetit.

Sunday, May 28

Rokin 105 Amsterdam

Hair Fashion by Leo

Show starts at 9pm

Tickets: 7,00 Euros.

Top Hair Stylist & Make-up: Leo.Ryan.Clifton.Mizz D.

Personal Touch Models

Zushi Amstel 20

In september 2005 Frrry has been winning the “Designer of the year award”. As of April 18th the winning outfit is available at the Bijenkorff. Congratulations to Ferry Meewisse from the complete YDU team

(Photos: www.lookreal.nl)

Spring is in the air! Put away those winter clothes and bring out the summer gear!

Doors open at 22pm. First Fashion Show at 24pm.

Presale: 17,50 euros. Door: 20,00 euros.

From 23:00 // Fee: 7,50 euro // AMBER ROSE (designer), BACKSTAGE (designer) DIKKY (DJ), hosted by DESTYNEE //

For real fashionista's we have a special Fashion Hour: between 23.00 and 24.00 the suitably stylishly dressed receive a free cocktail!

Due to the great success the cooperation of Hermitage and YDU goes on and and the show will be repeated during the Amsterdam Internatgional Fashion Week on January 27, 2010. Stay tuned for more information!