Two women in Arnemuid costume stand with their children looking out over the sea. Waiting for the men who are at sea. The Arnemuidse dracht is a further development of the Nieuwland dracht, which has not been worn since the last century. Before 1880, the general Walcherse dracht was worn in Arnemuiden, which can be recognised by the small top hat. This so-called fisherman's cap was still worn until around 1950. "Changes to the costume often started with something small," says Wim. "A young girl at the top of the pecking order took off her yak. Others in her group took over, eventually it was no longer worn by anyone. That way, there was room for a larger cloth. Which was then developed again by a new generation of young girls."
The Arnemuid costume looks as follows: the outer garment consists of beech and cloth of the same ornate fabric over a shirt skirt, the undergarment consists of two skirts with an apron over it. On Sundays, this is a neat, often black, apron. For work, one of grey or blue printed fabric. The costume is completed with a lower cap, with a blue or black intermediate cap. Over this, another large top hat is worn. The following jewellery is always worn: a lock with beads and gold curls at the end of the earrings. Furthermore, one or more pairs of gold decorative pins in the under cap.
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