sustainability<\/a> and resourcefulness, was made mostly from pre-existing materials. Surplus couture fabrics, shearling remnants, and discarded alligator skins from a \u201cmega-luxury handbag\u201d brand were reimagined into structured skirts, jackets, minidresses and corseted gowns.<\/p>\n\n\tVan der Kemp also presented his first costume jewelry in earrings and accessories crafted from 3D-printed recycled plastics, hand-painted, lacquered and embellished with overstock beads and crystals. And the leftovers from the printing process? Repurposed again into belts or other decorative ornaments added to looks.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe designer leaves no source unturned.<\/p>\n
\n\tEach truly one-of-a-kind, the designs varied widely in silhouette and construction. Slim, two-piece sets sat alongside balloon skirts with New Look proportions. Peplums were built from old zippers; sheer overlays and hand-beading techniques coupled with the 3D-printed pieces rendered light gowns deceptively heavy and demonstrated meticulous craftsmanship. With few pieces of black or white, mostly everything was an eclectic burst of colors.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe show, titled \u201cWe Are the World,\u201d highlighted a moment of serendipity as a world map dress happened to have Greenland as the centerpiece, which van der Kemp said was a coincidence and not commentary on current events.<\/p>\n
\n\tOverall, van der Kemp wanted the collection to emphasize optimism and eccentricity. The Dutch designer said that his work appeals to a diverse client base that is seeking out wearable art rather than luxury labels.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cArt has the power to get to people, to make people happy, and reach people underneath the skin. And this is what we need to do as artists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\t(Fitting, then, that his work is currently on show at the MAC Museum of Art in Hohentwiel, Germany, in an exhibition titled \u201cBirds of Paradise,\u201d through Sept. 30.)<\/p>\n
\n\tHe\u2019s not going for the average client. \u201cPeople who find themselves in the outfits tend to be a little bit eccentric,\u201d he said \u2014 and certainly not timid.<\/p>\n
\n\tVan der Kemp\u2019s construction is his strength. Ultimately, you can\u2019t say if the \u201cfashion\u201d is good or bad, because it\u2019s just too much fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a presentation that blurred the lines between runway and performance art, RVDK designer Ronald van der Kemp…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9424,146,85,46,133247,137924,3594],"class_list":["post-262584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-couture","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-paris-couture-week","tag-rvdk-ronald-van-der-kemp","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}