On summer Fridays in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, the air fills with the smell of aged dairy and the rhythmic shuffle of wooden ...

Kwakman, 85, remains one of the last wearers of the traditional Volendam women's costume in the Netherlands. Once a signifier of identity, linking individuals to their place of origin, these handmade ...

Kwakman, 85, is one of the last individuals wearing the traditional Volendam women's costume in the Netherlands. Once a symbol of identity and belonging, the attire has become impractical in modern ...

The Volendam women's costume, with its high pointed bonnet (hul), is one of the most recognisable forms of traditional ​Dutch ...