Tess van Zalinge celebrates 10 years of couture

With a jubilee collection exploring freedom, reinvention and timeless craftsmanship.

Fifteen couture looks. Two hours. No beginning, no end.

In celebration of her 10-year anniversary, Tess van Zalinge presents an interactive collection experience that invites visitors into her evolving creative universe. Through immersive set-ups, archival references and behind-the-scenes elements, key concepts from the past decade are revealed in layered and unexpected ways, offering a rare glimpse into the foundations of her practice.

At the centre of the presentation is the new collection, keurslijf, inspired by the Dutch term for corset and its metaphorical use to describe systems, expectations or norms that confine, restrict or shape behaviour. Within this body of work, the concept is reinterpreted as a symbol of liberation, self-expression and continuous reinvention.

Moving beyond the traditional runway format, keurslijf unfolds as a live, ongoing performance in which the process of couture becomes the presentation itself. Across fifteen couture looks, visitors are invited to witness garments being dressed directly on the body, hair and make-up completed live, and each finished silhouette moving through the space before returning backstage to begin the cycle again. With models continuously entering and leaving the presentation, no two moments are the same, allowing guests to arrive and depart at any point while experiencing couture in a constant state of transformation.

By making visible what is usually hidden within the fashion process, the presentation reveals the craftsmanship, precision and rituals behind couture while opening up Tess van Zalinge's methodology and artistic evolution over ten years of independent practice. Rather than presenting only the finished garment, the work celebrates the act of becoming, where dressing, styling, movement and transformation are as significant as the final silhouette itself.

This special anniversary presentation is brought to life in collaboration with an exclusive circle of partners: Clé de Peau Beauté, Keune, Hunkemöller, Keen, Hyundai and Epson.