Welcome to the Orange City, Iowa 2012 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. Please note: Contact the individuals listed to inquire about purchase or sale of costumes. The webmaster and octulipfestival.com do not sell or have direct knowledge of items for sale other than the listings submitted on this page. Thank you.

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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 (737-4725 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: Wendy Eason (737-3268), Nancy Statema (737-4218), Janine Oolman (737-4749), Delores DeJong (Volendam hats only, 707-9226), Amanda Haverdink (Aaron.amanda.haverdink@gmail.com or 360-0054) and Barb Alsum (756-4500) for hats only.

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 Chelsey Town (712-621-8333) 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.

2012
Tulip Festival
Orange City, Iowa • May 17, 18, & 19