News

Sharing another great article from Harper's Bazaar and Designer Ronald Van Der Vemp's "Can You Feel It" Tribute to Legendary Super- Model Pat Cleveland performing her New Single " I'm Falling In Love" by Maurice Lynch Music.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__bIYaPPVRo

Ronald van der Kemp pays tribute to Pat Cleveland - and you want to see that today
Paris Haute Couture Week at its finest.

BY EMMA VLOEIMANS
26/01/2022

RVDK during Paris Haute Couture Week

"Years ago, couture was all that mattered ," Justine Picardie, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, told CNN . 'But with the rise of the fast-paced ready-to-wear, the question arose whether couture was not just a way of marketing lipsticks and perfumes. The extremely expensive and exclusive clothing was hardly worn.' Nothing is less true now. This week proves that haute couture - where it all started - is alive and kicking . More than ever, even.

Ronald van der Kemp showed his new couture collection in a video - starring Pat Cleveland. Van Der Kemp's collections are always on the dividing line between ready-to-wear and haute couture - he calls it demi couture. His use of leftover fabrics, leftovers and vintage that he collects over the years.For this collection, he went the extra mile with petals dipped in resin. But that wasn't all: The large rose Cleveland carries in the first look is made from melted-down tin plates that Van Der Kemp turned up at a local thrift store. The exuberance of his collection contrasts sharply with the reality in which we live - and that is downright liberating.

Pat Cleveland:
Then the lead role for Cleveland: a striking choice. Ronald van der Kemp met the legendary Pat Cleveland last year and "felt an instant connection." The 71-year-old model stars in the collection video, which she opens and closes. Cleveland (1950) gained fame in the 1960s and 1970s as the first truly successful African-American model on the catwalk and in major campaigns. In 1966 she was discovered at a subway station, by an editor of Vogue . Not much later she was invited to the office and, among others, Carrie Donovan was heavily impressed by her clothing style and looks; an icon was born. After a publication in Vogueher career gained momentum that would last for decades. In fact, the model is still very relevant - and Ronald van der Kemp proves it once again. The Battle of Versailles was one of the highlights of her career, appearing in shows for Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior. Her daughter - Anna Cleveland - is now at least as well-known as the cover star of Harper's Bazaar, among others.

RVDK's video shows that Cleveland is still beautiful, relevant and powerful. At the end of the video she performs her new song ' I'm Falling In Love', by songwriter and producer Maurice Lynch filmed in our very own Paradiso. In a black evening dress with a tulle petticoat and underskirt, she steals the show as only she can. The song is a sneak preview of her new album. According to Van Der Kemp a 'gift for the fashion world'. And we couldn't have said it better.

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/nl/mode-juwelen/a38892460/ronald-van-der-kemp-pat-cleveland/

Maurice Lynch
Producer

Latest News and Updates