YDE PRESS RELEASE

1 May 2008

If it’s all about

pleats and tucks

smocking and flocking

the bubble and the babydoll

the ruffle and the hem

the runway and the rail space

the look and the passion…

You have found what you’ve been looking for.

 

YDE is after the hottest ladies and men’s designing talent around.

Young, up-and-coming fashion talent are invited to enter the YDE Designers Competition. Submit your designs and a proposed business plan to stand the chance of winning an opportunity to have a limited range available in YDE stores as part of the RISING TALENT initiative. In addition, the winning ladieswear and menswear designers will each receive R10 000 worth of assistance to start a small commercial collection within YDE.

 

WHO CAN ENTER?
The competition is open to all ladieswear and menswear fashion designers 18 years or over.

 

HOW DO YOU ENTER?

Submit designs for a collection of 8 – 10 garments. This must be a comprehensive range across tops and bottoms for summer 2008

 

Suggested design themes:

Ladieswear design themes: Ethnic Quirk; Floral Fantasy; Love and Peace; Grecian Goddess.

Menswear design themes:  Punkadelic, Farmer Boy, Space Odyssey, Lead singer.

 

WHERE DO YOU ENTER?
Entry forms will be available in YDE stores and online at http://www.yde.co.za.

 

DEADLINE
Closing date for entries is Monday 7 July, and finalists will be notified telephonically by Monday 21 July.

 

For more information and competition rules visit http://www.yde.co.za.

Terms and conditions apply.

Also see the Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16913191779