Hiltje van Eck

Hiltje van Eck, Country of Birth: Netherlands. She took in refugees after the Battle of Arnhem (1944-1945) and opened her house to veterans. Her story. Hiltje van Eck's house in Ede is spacious and warm. During World War II and afterward, it has always been a place where people are welcome. For example, Hiltje has a Jewish foster sister. Have […]

Monika Benndorf

Monika Benndorf, Country of Birth: Netherlands. Born during the war from a relationship between a German soldier and a Dutch woman. Monika was born during the war from the love between a German soldier and her mother. The heart of the top represents love; forbidden love. The zipper design represents the scar in this love. Because contact had to be broken. […]

Louise Helder

Louise Helder, Country of Birth: The Netherlands, Evacuated after the Battle of Arnhem (1944-1945), Design: A dress made from old shirts. It's Liberation Day, and Louise, as a girl, skips in her blue dress and a bunch of marigolds to where she awaits the queen. The movement of the skipping girl is reflected in the billowing skirt. Together […]

Anzelika Ospian

Anzelika Ovsepian, Country of Birth: Ukraine, Fled Ukraine (2022), Anzelika fled Ukraine without her family in 2022 and was admitted to Arnhem. She misses her family every day and is still terrified. The design: Yellow and blue, the color of sunflowers and the sky, are also the colors of Ukraine; the colors of home. Flowers […]

Oksana Unytska

Oksana Unytskageboorteland: Ukraine flight from Ukraine (2022) Oksana flight from her city of KYV in Ukraine with the idea that she would be home again in a few days. She is a fashion designer and still has some dresses to finish for her customers. That's why she takes it on her flight. The design in her outfit are […]

Bob Bakkenes

Bob Bakkenesboorteland: Dutch Eve after the Battle of Arnhem (1944-1945) Hunger Winter 1945. Bob Bakkenes and his family are evacuated in the middle of the Netherlands after losing the Battle of Arnhem. Bob Bakkenes' father finally won grain during a long hunger trip on his bike looking for food for his family. The […]

Dashni Morad

Name: Dashni Morad. Country of birth: Iraq (Kurdish). Fled during the Gulf War (1991). As an activist, she fights for women's and children's rights and peace. She says, "We must accept each other's differences because that's what makes us beautiful." The Freedom Skirt design is made from leftover fabric from all the other looks and refers to connecting […]

Emmy Drop

Emmy Dropboorteland: The Netherlands (Jewish) in hiding during the Second World War and evacuated after the Battle of Arnhem. In 1942, the Jewish family Menko went into hiding in Amersfoort. Emmy, blonde and talkative, went into hiding separately. There was a chance of a better life for her. She first goes to Twello. Then Aunt Annie, who is in the resistance, brings […]

Khaled Zeedan

Name: Khaled Zeedangeboeboorteland: Kuwait (Palestinian) fled from Ukraine (2022). The day Khaled flight is winter cold, no cloud in the clear blue sky, a bright sun and the birds flew around quietly. During his flight he took a blanket and a Palestinian scarf that refers to his roots. The design The jackets are made of […]