Bob Bakkenes

Bob Bakkenes
Native country: The Netherlands
evacuated after the Battle of Arnhem (1944-1945)

Hunger winter 1945. Bob Bakkenes is and his family is 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 bag of that lies on the luggage carrier turns out to be leak.

The design

This outfit is in shape inspired by square grain bags with rope closure. The grains fall down along the jacket. The wheat grains are golden to indicate the value of wheat at that time in the hunger winter. The suit was painted together with Bob with the Eco paint technique at Sjaak Hullekes. The rusty colors recall the rusty bike of his father.

After the end of the war, Bob went to England for 9 months as a pale nose to strengthen. A special time that made a big impression.

The shirt with the English flag is upcoming item, it reminds Bob of the beautiful times he experienced in England.