The Heritage Museum part 2

The Heritage Museum
Part 2

Is fashion all about dresses. The answer probably is no. Fashion's also about hair style, shoes and hats. So lets explore some fashions with mischievous origins.

Bollenhut 

                   Imagine wearing a hat that weighs up to two kilograms! The bollenhut is part of the traditional costume for women in some villages in the Black Forest in Germany.It originated in the mid 18th century.

A women in the Bollenhut, around 1900 😎

               It is a straw-hat decorated with 14 pompoms on the top. Red pompoms are for unmarried women, and black ones are for married women.
           This pretty hat is still worn at traditional events and festivals. Next time you see a chocolate and cherry-flavoured Black Forrest cake, it might remind you of the bollenhut!

Klompen

                  Many tourists leave the Netherlands with a pair of klompen as a souvenir. These wooden shoes are a part of  the traditional costumes of the country. It isn't clear when they were first worn, but the oldest shoe found dates back to the 13th century.

A pair of Klompen!

                         Klompen were worn mainly in the countryside. Today, they are still worn as practical safety shoes by farmers and other workers. A lighter type is also worn for traditional dancing.

A broad image of the Klomp!

                              They were traditionally hand-carved and unpainted, but souvenir klompen are now often mass-produced and brightly decorated. Have you got a pair at home?