Organization

Almée Couture

Almée Couture is a Cambodian haute couture house in Phnom Penh, founded in 2024 by the designer Taing Sokhang.[1] It makes handmade gowns with hand embroidery, crystals and beadwork, drawing on traditional Cambodian motifs.[1][2] The house says its aim is to join Cambodian heritage with modern couture and to tell cultural stories through its work.[1]

Two models in sculpted strapless gowns with blue and green floral bodices pose against a panelled wall.
Gowns from an Almée Couture collection, Phnom Penh.

History

Taing Sokhang had worked in fashion design for more than ten years before founding the house in 2024, and serves as its chief executive and designer.[1] Some coverage of the New York shows credits the designer as "Hang," a short form of Sokhang.[3]

Before its first New York show, the house held a press conference and send-off at Panda Commercial Bank, which it names as a partner.[4] In September 2025 it presented its Spirit of the Forgotten collection at New York Fashion Week, at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Art Hearts Fashion schedule, for Spring/Summer 2026.[5][6] Da Vinci Magazine called it "the first-ever Cambodian designer ... to showcase at NYFW."[5] Later that year the house showed the second chapter of the collection at Sanya Bridal Fashion Week in China.[1]

The house returned to New York Fashion Week in September 2026, sharing its runway show with the designers Michael Cinco and Alexis Bong Monsanto.[7][8] After the show the New York State Assembly gave it a citation as a "Fashion Brand of Distinction." The citation praised its clothing as inspired by history, mythology, nature and the beauty of Angkor.[8][9]

Collections

  • Whisper of the Earth, the house's debut couture collection, in nine looks inspired by nature[1]
  • The World Inside Me, eighteen looks joining modern couture with Khmer heritage, among them Golden Romdul Flower and Bayon's Eternal Grace[1]
  • Spirit of the Forgotten, Chapter I, a collection on memory, heritage and rebirth, presented at New York Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2026; its looks include Dawn at Angkor[1][6]
  • Spirit of the Forgotten, Chapter II, twenty looks on memory and rebirth, presented at Sanya Bridal Fashion Week 2025, China[1]

The house also makes single gowns, such as the Diamond Phoenix and the Rainbow Phoenix, for red carpets, runways and major occasions.[1] The singer Angela Chang wore its gowns on her concert tours in 2024 and 2025, and the singer SK wore a hand-embroidered gown inspired by Angkor Wat.[1]

See also

References 9
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Almée Couture, official website
  2. ↑ Almée Couture, Instagram post on the house (September 2025)
  3. ↑ Instagram, La Mode Haute Couture de Cambodge par Almée (September 2025)
  4. ↑ Almée Couture, Instagram reel on the NYFW S/S '26 press conference (September 2025)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Da Vinci Magazine, Art Hearts Fashion at New York Fashion Week (September 2025)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Resident Magazine, Art Hearts Fashion at New York Fashion Week (September 2025)
  7. ↑ AMS Infotainment
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 AMS Infotainment, Almée Couture receives a citation from the New York State Assembly (September 2026)
  9. ↑ AMS Infotainment, news page (September 2026)

Sources

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