Jan Aarntzen
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Jan Aarntzen is a fashion and costume designer, a native of the Netherlands and in many ways a Dutch counterpart of American designer Bob Mackie. Aarntzen has designed gowns for Dutch singers Karin Bloemen and Linda Wagenmakers, as well as several other Dutch television and singing personalities. He has also designed the costumes for many stage and television musical productions in the Netherlands, including Roze Krokodillen; The Sound of Motown; The Glory of Gospel; There's No Business Like Show Business; and Nina Brink, The Musical. Aarntzen has also collaborated numerous times with jewelry designer Hans Appenzeller, particularly on collections presented in 1976 and 1981. He continues to live and work in the Netherlands.