Ronald Van Der Kemp Presents His New Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 Collection: Wardrobe 21

Since 2014, we have been reinventing the notion of a couture house, with ‘New Ethics in Luxury Fashion’ as our mission.

All our creations are made with everything that’s left—nothing new……

• Vintage and surplus couture fabrics.
  
• Handwoven Thai fabrics from local Thai archives.
  
• Leather and exotic remnants rescued from luxury brand bag productions.
  
• Vintage feathers.
  
• Vintage wall hangings and other trouvailles.
  
• Jewelry and embellishments crafted from vintage Thai jewelry, leftover beads, pearls, reimagined plastic bottles, antique finds, buttons, and more.
  

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We celebrate IRL handwork—celebrating the human touch, guided by intuition, love, passion, creativity, artisanship, and the beauty of perfect imperfection.

Looks 1, 7, 19, and 27 pay homage to the exquisite artisanship of Thai silk, created with an extraordinary selection of ultra-refined, original handwoven Thai silk fabrics sourced from fabric archives. This is a special collaboration with Thayna Soares that highlights the timeless beauty of these textiles. Every piece is a labour of love.

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1. ‘La Reine Soleil’

Mermaid gown with intarsia wave seaming in original handwoven golden Thai silk jacquard fabrics. Featuring a beaded sunray neckline.

2. ‘The Caged Bird’

Fitted robe manteau in wool étamine with removable bird-wing sleeves, appliquéd with velvet and silk organza honeycomb smock detailing, accented
with 3000 multicolor beads beading. Visor hat with wire netting framed in velvet.

3. ‘Le Baiser’

Silk velvet square-shouldered opera coat with freestyle stitched, embroidered, and padded quilted collar featuring an embroidered monkey. Paired with a low-V gown with a graphically seamed bodice and a floral-printed mousseline skirt.

4. ‘Run-a-Way Bride’

Bandeau strap top with pearl embroidery. Silk ottoman trumpet evening skirt with a lampshade petticoat adorned with floral appliqués. Paired with a pearlized techno veil.

5. ‘Puzzle Tux’

Hand-tailored jacket featuring origami cube diamond-cut sleeve heads and peplums, crafted from wool étamine with silk, jacquard, velvet, and brocade remnants. Silk organza pleated plastron, paired with silk velvet, satin, and leather flared low-waist pants.

6. ‘Lady in Black’

Satin duchesse jacket with integrated 3D animal motifs (snake, bird, and fish) and an asymmetrical velvet sleeve. Evening skirt crafted from jacquards, brocade, and leather remnants.

7. ‘La Reine Serpent’

Corset gown in a collage of golden handwoven Thai silk jacquards.

8. ‘Nikita’

Handwoven jacket made from discarded vintage trimmings and metal chains, with intricate handwoven chain detailing. Gold and black raffia ballgown skirt featuring metal chain and ball embellishments.

9. ‘DA DA DA’

Dada Fisherman’s sweater with puffed sleeves crafted from leather remnants, with braided cable applications and trompe l’oeil knitted cuffs and trimmings. Dada letaherskating hat with cable applications and a long braid.

10. ‘The Rook’

Chessboard skirt from Kuba wall hanging with asymmetrical, reversed uneven slits and colorful leather square inserts. Paired with a wool jersey peak-sleeve body featuring shoulder spikes.

11. ‘Rah’

Mosaic shield corset crafted from leather and exotic remnants, with a togadraped velvet overlay. Finished with a velvet hat featuring a sphere detail.

12. ‘Glamour Toujours’

Column gown in matte sequined leopard print with lace and leather inserts. Styled with abundant trash jewelry.

13. ‘D’Artagnan’

Collage bolero jacket made from exotic skin scraps, paired with sun-bleached suede stirrup pants. Completed with a musketeer hat adorned with feathers.

14. ‘Candy Crush’

Mini gown featuring an asymmetrical sculptural pleated neckline and pouf skirt.

15. ‘The Maiden’

Appliquéd and embroidered arts-and-crafts intuitive storyboard jacket made from knit swatch remnants over draped printed gown in vintage mousseline with a handwoven metal chain choker.

16. ‘Madame Samovar’

Silk ottoman quilted flroal, bird and bee embroidered jacket with 3 d tusk detailing. Satin silk draped harem pants, finished with a reimagined and upcycled ‘Jamiroquai’ hat.

17. ‘Heart of Gold’

Silk draped Grecian gown with a ‘Flintstone’ bandeau, crafted from metallicprinted faux alligator leather remnants.

18. ‘Matadora’

Architectural gown with contrasting inserts and a bubble skirt in disco lurex. Completed with an upcycled virgule signature hat featuring braided leather trim and tassel details.

19. ‘Siam’

Multi pocketed chemise in mixed Thai ikat jacquards with vintage buttons. Paired with a multimedia skirt in handwoven Thai silk jacquards and ikat weaves, embellished with metallic piping, tassels, and fringe.

20. ‘Harleclan’

Asymmetrical ruffled silk tartan check mini gown. Styled with a repurposed, draped ‘Tommy Cooper’ hat.

21. ‘All the Rest’

Cropped jacket made from reimagined upcycled python remnants. Recreated, beaded, and embroidered mousseline patchwork skirt with discarded python-printed waist detailing and a silk gazar underskirt. Finished with a scarf in obi jacquards and a fascinator with beaded tassels.

22. ‘Let the Sun Shine In’

Sun top crafted from cut-out upcycled vintage boat flag, adorned with gold metallic chains, charms, grommets, and stud applications. Paired with a cotton canvas boat stripe skirt featuring 3D inserts and a side split.

23. ‘Pink Siren’

Lingerie corsetry pencil mermaild gown with scalloped edging and lace detailing.

24. ‘La Provence’

Bustier top in pink techno duchesse with a floral organza overlay, back straps, and pearl embroidery. Paired with a silk tartan pocketed ballgown skirt featuring a corset waist, various bows, and a beaded plaque.

25. ‘Paso Doble’

Swirl ruffled gown in techno plissé.

26. ‘Knit-Whiz’

Appliquéd and embroidered arts-and-crafts intuitive storyboard mini dress with silk duchesse lining on silk orset base.

27. ‘Homage à Thailand’

Sculptural 3D gown crafted from a selection of silk handwoven royal Thai fabrics, with dramatic shoulder detailing and swirl details at the waist.