I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for the wonderful career that I have had so far. Working on stage, working for television, it has been so varied, it has given me a great satisfaction. But the aspect that makes it all worthwhile is the people you get to know on your way, and there are hundreds of them. I had the honour to work with some of the greatest performers of our country, with the most gifted musicians, the most talented designers. And in a way, this auction is a small tribute to one of them: Jan Aarntzen, the man who designed all my costumes and the scenery for all the shows I have done in the past eight years. And I can honestly say that we have certainly done everything that we ever wanted to do, culminating in the ultimate creation; a dress that covered the whole stage of theatre 'Carré' in the show "La on Tour" in 1996. In this way I would like to compliment Jan on his loyalty, his fine taste, his never ending enthusiam. For me, he simply is the best. We all know that life goes on and I have made a few decisions that will change the course of my carreer. Being a theatre performer, this implies that I want to change my image, my 'looks'. And so the obvious question arose: what are we going to do with these wonderful dresses? They represent eight happy years of my life and leaving them slowly turning into dust in my wardrobe was a thought I did not like at all. This time it was Christie's who came on stage and they were very enthusiastic about the idea of selling my collection of dresses So here they are. They are special to me because each and every one of them has its own song, its own story. They are part of my life. I wish the next owner as much happiness from them as I have had! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1997 EVENING SESSION AT 7.00 P.M. PRECISELY (Lots 291 - 340)

an evening dress

DESIGNED BY JAN AARNTZEN FOR "LA BLOEMEN", 1993-1994 AND 1994-1995

Details

an evening dress
Designed by Jan Aarntzen for "La Bloemen", 1993-1994 and 1994-1995
Quilted allover into small peaks, with long sleeves, with scattered sequins at the neck

Sale room notice

Please note that the following lots will be included in an exhibition dedicated to the work of Jan Aarntzen at "De Meerse Schouwburg" in Hoofdorp. The exhibition will be on view from 17 January until 9 February 1998 and the lots included in this show will be needed from 12 January until 10 February 1997. Please contact Mary-Ann Guëpin for further information.
The lots are:
291 - an evening dress
305 - a pinafore
311 - a two-piece ensemble
326 - an evening dress
327 - a medieval-style tunic
328 - an evening dress
335 - an evening dress
336 - an evening dress

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