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Dutch costume is highlighted at Klompen Feest.
Spectacular
costumes
When visiting Klompen Feest this
year you will notice many people dress-
ed in a variety of stunning costumes.
These costumes weren't invented in a
dream. They are actually replicas of
the clothes worn in Holland many years
ago.
Surprisingly enough some of the
traditional costumes are still worn in
Holland. To dispel all rumors, not all
Dutch people dress in cute wooden
shoes, lace caps and ornate dresses!
The twin towns of Volendam and
Marken have made costume wearing
and the selling of momentos from
Holland a way of life. For a couple of
guilders (dollars) tourists ban dress up.
in a native costume and have their pic-
ture taken, provided they can get past
the busloads of other visitors.
In Volendam, the women can be seen
wearing blue -striped or black -pleated
skirts and jackets. The younger ° set
wear bonnets with a high point. The
dress code wouldn't be complete
without a colorful apron, patent slip-
pers and a red -coral necklace.
The men for the mosfpart are decked
out in baggy trousers and on Sundays, a
flashy jacket, snug -fitting at the waist
and a giant silver button . and chain
make the wardrobe complete.
On the fishing island of Marken, the
women wear a long-sleeved., shirt under
a cotton windbreaker with multi-
colored sleeves. On top of this combina-
tion, an embroidered bodice, a woollen
- yoke, a sleeveless jacket and another
square yoke made of flowered cotton
are worn. On the head a bonnet with a
cardboard insert is worn.
The men wear black baggy pants and
occasionally slip into some white ones
in the summertime. A fluorescent red
sash, a blue smock with a white collar,
a neckerchief, and gold throat buttons
makes this one of the most visible
costumes in Holland.
The children's native wear is toned
down somewhat in comparison with the
adults. Girls and young boys are dress-
ed the same, in checkered bibs, bonnets
and aprons. (The boys usually wear
white bibs and blue skirts).
Residents of the Hague are breaking
away from the traditional dress codes.
While the older generations are sticking
to their historical wear, the new
generation is dressing the modern way.
However some women can be seen in
black, floor -length dresses throughout
the shopping centres. These women are
the wives of fishermen from nearby
Scheveningen, and are very proud of
their native costume.
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