2013 Relativity, inspired and named after M.C. Escher's work from1953. Escher came up with the idea of ​​making this etching of this stairwell when he was attending this school, the Lorentz HBS in the Schoolstraat in Arnhem, in 1912.

I loved making this photo on this famous staircase, with Wieke Jellema.

Kafka, this was a period in my life where everything suddenly started to feel very kafkaesque.

I was pressured by the government to sign a contract for a retail property, which I no longer saw any point in, if I did not take the property, I would receive zero financial support for my business and my income, I was at the time for 100 percent depending on support.

To clarify for myself what I had ended up in, I created the Kafka clothing line: That feeling of guilt you are raised with when you cannot meet the expectations of the people around you, was the thema on which I based this.

My reaction to the blackmail was that I went to live in a squat for four years without any income. It wasn't always easy and, like everything, there were a lot of ups and downs but it was never boring and I remember this time fondly. Thanks to Vestje.

Insects and their fascinating shapes, colors and whimsicality. I linked this to Franz Kafka's story "The Metamorphosis", and the moral of the story that we humans have a deep-seated sense of guilt because we cannot live up to the expectations of others. It is our lesson to realize that we cannot and do not have to change ourselves, that we are perfect, beautiful and wonderful just as we are.. Only if I really dare to get to know myself will I understand why I did everything wrong, and only then can I make peace with my past. And be free from the oppressive feeling of guilt.

The recurring principle of the soul, and from that point of view, therefore immortal just like Vampires. In combination with the forgetfulness with which a soul starts a new life, also the forgetfulness of people to commit the same mistakes again and again, as I do.

I called this Theme, which I had been working on for a few months:

How to Get a Date with a Vampire.

2009 Why would you be irritated  by something as small as a language error?

Irritation is a disease in itself. People can obsessively cling to purposefully continuing to irritate as a copingmechanisme. A recurring theme in my life because it was prevalent in the family dynamic I grew up in, so it's a part of myself that I have to live with. In my opinion you have love and the opposite is irritation. Too much irritation make you constantly fiery.

Because fire is the energy of life, for me it represents being alert to where I focus my fire on.

I mede these outfits with the element fire as theme in my mind.

Wuhan - Arnhem Friendship Week 2007, as part of AFF (Arnhem Fashion Factory) Monsteratelier, a company that lobbies young talent, the works of eight fashion designers were promoted during this friendship week and presented during various shows. Present at the event were the mayor of Arnhem, The Netherlands P. Krikke and the mayor of Wuhan China.

These three outfits were my contribution. 

2007 Ouroboros, I couldn't have found a more appropriate theme for the outfits shown at various shows in Wuhan, China. This is the grimmest experience I have ever had. The group of people I was dealing with were so out of flow, stressed and a-relaxed. 

That was of course a mirror effect of myself. So by understanding myself and crawling out of this old skin, this experience has now been transformed  into a valuable memory.

Exactly the process that the alchemists describe with their  Ouroboros process.

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2012 Wat mot je? This photo with the moth wings is an inside joke. Vestje often said “Wat mot je” which means something like what do you want? But in an unkind way. In my language you write moth as mot.

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2012 Lucky Vestje, Lucky Luuk was my childhood comic book hero. He shoots faster than his shadow. This shadow is on the back of the old comic book series. Through Vestje's love of westerns I have been able to appreciate this boring, long-winded way of film adaptation, it is about building up a field of tension, which at the end erupts into the not at all predictable dramatic duel.

The effect is a super focus in the here and now. Genius.

2012 Barend van Hoek created the Playwood Sisters especially to exhibit my skirts on his (almost) solo exposition. Thank You Barend.

2008 Gabriëllapage, I was allowed to design the wedding dress for my best childhood friend Gabi, and came up with the idea of ​​a butterfly because of the beautiful concept: The transformation into the best version of yourself, wisdom, pure and beautiful. Finding your destiny and true love.

When I was able to take over my boss's shop, it was actually not financially feasible for me, so Gabi lent me a large amount of money to do it. The store didn't turn out well for me and I didn't know how I was going to give Gabi her money back. When she got married two years later, she asked me if I wanted to make the wedding dress. I carefully asked if she could cancel my debt. The amount was actually too high for a wedding dress, but she is so sweet that she agreed to it anyway. Thank you Gabi.

My Son Wodan had just been born, so I went for a lot of walks, I took a set of clothes and my camera in the bottom of the stroller and looked for an environment in which I could pose the clothes to give it a non-obvious twist. The highway was closed off so I could take photos there safely. But at the cemetery I noticed that I was getting nervous, I was sure that the deceased could see the humor in it, they had also been dead for at least 150 years. But I preferred not to explain to living people why I was dressing gravestones with jackets. The funniest photo is the one where the guy is working on the street in his tap

2005, I owe a lot to Ytje. She has supported me in many ways. She made these illustrations from my outfits  for me and I made her that coat, that she wore on her trip to New York, and told me that the New Yorkers absolutely loved it. Which gave me a big boost in self-confidence. The illustration below with the girl walking over the manhattan bridge, was a giftcard to promote my work. later Ytje told me that she had been featured in the book of 200 Best Illustrations Worldwide with that illustration.

2005 In collaboration with my friend designer Walter Rutten, from the Firma Schooihont, we illegally contributed to the Fashion Biennale Arnhem. We placed this mobile object, a mini store,
the smallest shop ever, on the Lauwersgracht.

2006 Designer Walter Rutten, from Firma Schooihont, designed also this counter and displays.

The name  Firma Schooihont, means that all his design products are made from waste and scrap.

That's so really cool, Because in terms of appearance his work implies the exact opposite.