MICHAEL VAN DER HAM

Designer Overview: After a fabulous 2009 debut with his critically acclaimed and double award-winning Central Saint Martins MA graduate collection, Dutch wunderkind Michael Van Der Ham has been hot on the fashion radar. After majoring in illustration at a small fashion school in Amsterdam, he moved to London aged 21 to intern at Alexander McQueen and, while studying, with Sophia Kokosalaki. Since his much-hyped graduation, the talented newcomer has already developed a signature patchwork style, which tends to deliberately mismatch different references from various clothing pieces and fashion eras, unabashedly clashing textures, prints and colours. He describes his ideal client as: “Someone who's not afraid to wear something a little more bold.” Combining creativity with wearability and elegance, Van Der Ham creates party dresses with discernable difference.

This Season: For Spring/Summer 2010, Michael Van Der Ham presents evening dresses in bold, blocked style. Referencing designs from different decades within the 20th century, he merges vintage embossed jacquards with silk tulle, sand-washed silk satin, synthetic crepes and metallic organza jerseys.

Brands Available at: Pacific Place

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