NEW CONCEPT STORE: UNITED DESIGNERS Contemporary Fashion Boutique in Mirdif City Centre

October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Shoes

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Launched in 2009, The Big Start competition sponsored by Al Tamimi Investments company, seeks to identify final year university students with a marketable idea for a UAE-based business and rewards each winner with full funding and support to establish their business and become CEO once they graduate! (I’m sure you’ll agree how awesome this idea is! I wish we had something like that…)

The winner of the 2010 competition was Dubai born and bred Yahya Stapic, Marketing and Management graduate and his United Designers idea. The investment from ATI has provided the opportunity to start the business and create the infrastructure, design and fit-out of the store, brand and market the store – and secure designers.

Last Wednesday night on October 5th, the United Designers store in Mirdif City Centre officially opened its stylish doors, revealing the exciting new creative concept. Here’s the line up of contemporary young, locally based designers that you can find in the United Designers store:

Name	Label
Omar Ponsot	PONSOT prêt-à-porter
Hania Al Afifi	deHania
Sara Al Junaibi	ARASJewellery
Rana Mouawad	Maison Rana
Maja Bacanin	Maja Bacanin
Nadine Mezher	nawá
Nasrine Dechache	Montaigne
Karolina Gniewek	poca & poca
Meher Mirchandani	Meher & Riddhima
Chathuri Samaraweera	ANAYA
Mona Fares	NEON EDGE
Lamya Abedin	Spades by Queen of Spades
Homa Q	Homa Q Abayas
Dima Ayad	Dima Ayad
Srikanth Yeddula	SHREKAHNTH
Rouzin Al Chamaa	Gaiora

Designer Karolina Gniewek, Zoe Brown and the models, all wearing styles from Poca & Poca latest collection

Designer Mona Fares with Alanoud Badr, both wearing dresses from Neon Edge latest collection

Maja Bacanin, talented jewelry designer from Serbia

The collective of designers showcased in the United Designers store will be updated regularly allowing for new talent to be added to the line up each season. The store will also regularly showcase multimedia collaborations between designers, painters, sculptors and digital artists to further nurture the region’s creative talent as part of an initiative called UD Engage.