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ISLE OF MAaRKEN DUTCH COSTUME with HAT--The supplier made and error and switched the Middleburg and Marken names. This is the CORRECT name for this item! Made to fit American Girl and Bitty Baby dolls. You will receive:
- Blouse--red print body with striped sleeves and floral braid around sleeves at elbows,
- Vest--lined, yellow with red satin ribbon trim at armholes,
- Skirt--royal blue with inset blue gingham, overskirt, and yellow band stitched to the hem,
- Hat/cap--matching red print in back with white in front and matching braid trimming around which is left long enough to tie under your doll's chin.
This outfit looks adorable with the CUTEST ITEM IN OUR ENTIRE STORE, the Dutch Clogs, so be sure to look at them at Lovvbugg!!
Each of the states in Holland has its own specific costume. The Isle of Marken is in that "U" of the North Sea that splits Holland almost in half. It is a tiny island almost as far south as Amsterdam, which is at the bottom of the U. Unfortunately, one no longer sees women wearing the typical costume like this except for tourist events these days. Sigh....yet another wonderful piece of history being lost...
We were fortunate to be able to spend a month in Holland a few years ago. We were able to sublet a small apartment.
Most people have grown up thinking the Dutch people were the only ones who wore wooden shoes. NOT! People did that all over Europe. The animals on the land belonged to the royalty, so most people were almost completely vegetarians, and there wasn't a lot of leather around to make shoes with. Wooden shoes were great because they kept people's feet dry. Sometimes they would even stuff their clogs with hay to keep their feet warm.
Another interesting factoid about Holland: The Dutch people made a VERY difficult decision in the 1930's to close off their section of the North Sea. Most of us know Holland is very low (sea-level) and very flat. Most people lived along the coastline and made their living from the sea (herring and anchovy especially). Any time there was a storm at sea huge areas were flooded and lots of people died. Closing off the North Sea to create the Ijsselmeer (say "eye-sel-mere") meant it slowly changed to fresh water, changing the entire economy of the area. Then came World War II, which was not good to Holland. The Germans took it and kept it until it was freed again at the end of the war.
O.K., back to business...
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Holland Dutch Dress 
