Welcome to the Orange City, Iowa 2009 Tulip Festival

Dutch Costume Exchange

List authentic Dutch costumes to buy, sell, or rent using this forum! Simply EMAIL HERE with the details of the authentic costume(s) you want to buy, sell, or rent (province, gender, formal versus informal, size, color, etc.) along with your contact information (name, phone, and/or email address). You may attach a photo of the costume(s) with your email.

View our gallery of Authentic Dutch Provincial Costume Examples - Click Here

NEW! Dutch Costume & Wooden Shoe Exchange

2-7pm Wed. April 7 & Thur. April 8 - Iowa State Bank Basement

Bring your costumes, shoes, hats, etc. to buy/ sell/ exchange

Contact: Nancy Zeutenhorst 737-8033 after 6pm with questions

Dutch Costumes for Sale

Will sew adult & children Costumes for Volendam, Friesland, Urk, and Gelderland provinces. Call Jeanine Oolman at 737-4749.
Hats for sale: Authentic Volendam -- Ladies and Girl sizes (as Dutch Dozen wear) Call Delores De Jong 707-9226
I have a number of newly sewn Dutch Costumes for girls and boys and ladies from the provinces of Volendam, Friesland, and Gelderland. Or will sew desireable sizes and colors for women's and children's Dutch Costumes for Volendam, Friesland, and Gelderland. (reasonable prices) Call Paulette at 737-8721
Dutch bead necklaces for Dutch costumes. Call Marlys at (712)737-4331

Dutch Costumes Wanted

Looking to RENT or BUY. Not picky about style, province or colors! Womens Size 10, Boys size 3T, & Boys size 6. Please email kellshull@yahoo.com or call Kelly at 515-577-6963
Looking to buy or rent any little boy's costume size 4 or 5. Call Amber at 707-5095 or e-mail amber.huizenga@gmail.com.
Looking for a male costume for a 9 month old, and a female costume for a 1 year old girl to rent. Email maalbers1@mtcnet.net \
Looking for Dutch costumes for a photo of my grandchildren next May. I have 1 – 8 yrs old boy, 1- 5yr old boy, 1- 5 yr old girl, 2- 3 yr old boys, 1- 2 yr boy, and future infant(due in April). I would like to rent these costumes for 1 day. We are looking for Friesland costumes, not sure about color, probably not to picky on the color. As long as they all go together. Also interested in wooden shoes to rent. Email Bonnie at brfed@mtcnet.net
Looking for dutch costumes to rent or buy for a 3 year old girl & 9 mo. old boy. Not picky about color or province. Please email erin50n@hotmail.com

Dutch Costumes for Rent

Senior Dutch Dance costumes (boys and girls) are available for rent by the Tulip Festival Steering Committee. Contact Denise De Vries at 737.4725
Costume to rent: Girls size 10. Friesland. Call 707-9837 for more information. Thanks!
For Rent: two little girl costumes about a size 4T and 6. I also have a Volendam boys size 8 in blue. Call 707-3547.

Dutch Costumes to Exchange

Dutch Costume Patterns

There are Dutch costume patterns in the O.C. Library. The library patterns are those which the average seamstress can successfully sew to make authentic costumes. The cost to copy the adult patter is $5.00 and the child pattern is $3.00. Generally these costumes are less expensive to make. The more intricate and complicated costume patterns that have required a great deal of research are stored in the Little White Store and owned by the Dutch Pattern Committee. These patterns have many pieces, are more detailed, are more difficult to construct and some have scant sewing instructions. You will need to go through one of the costume consultants to use these patterns. The present consultants are Denise De Vries (737.4723 or 737.4221 in the mornings and Marlys Hop (737.4331).

Seamstresses

If you're interested in having a new authentic Dutch costume made, there may still be time! The Steering Committee is asking that you consider a costume representing the provinces of Zaan, Twente, or Drenthe, which are in short supply at the annual Tulip Festival. Contact one the following area seamstresses for information about costumes, and their availability to sew one for this year's festival: Denise DeVries (737-4725), Nupe Jeltema (737-4779), Wendy Eason (737-3268), Nancy Statema (737-4218), Janine Oolman (737-4749), Delores DeJong (Volendam hats only, 707-9226).

JOIN THE MODE SHOW AND SHOW OFF YOUR AUTHENTIC DUTCH COSTUMES

The Orange City Tulip Festival Steering Committee invites new members of the community or anyone interested in participating in the Straatfeest "Mode Show" of authentic Dutch costumes to join the fun each day before the afternoon parade. If you have an authentic Dutch costume, contact Crystal Snieder (707-9473) to be part of the Mode Show.

Senior Dutch Dance costumes (boys and girls) are available for rent by the Tulip Festival Steering Committee. Contact Denise De Vries at 737.4725

Please email or call once your item is no longer available or needed so it can be removed from our listing.

Email here if you have items to buy, sell, rent, or exchange or if you find errors on this page.

2010
Tulip Festival
Orange City, Iowa • May 13, 14, & 15