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The apron ( Schürze) is attached to the skirt and is narrow, covering only the front of the skirt. Traditional apron designs vary according to local tradition and are typically only a single colour. In modern designs, the designs are more elaborate. [4] [18] The dirndl is regarded as a folk costume ( German: Tracht). It developed as the clothing of Alpine peasants between the 16th and 18th centuries. [1] [4] [5] Today it is generally considered the traditional dress for women and girls in German-speaking parts of the Alps, with particular designs associated with different regions. The usual masculine tracht counterpart of the dirndl is lederhosen. No matter if you are planning a Oktoberfest party or you just want to experience a relaxed evening at a biergarten - traditional costume shoes are a safe choice. Everything is possible with them, you just have to make a decision. The classic high heel perfectly fit the fany Dirndl, whereas the casual traditional boots are suited for long hiking adventures. Which Bavarian costume shoe is the right one for you? The icing on the cake: Traditional costume accessories

Welcome to Winkler Tracht & Landhausmode! In our online shop you find fashionable Bavarian Dirndl outfits, Lederhosen and accessories. Our Oktoberfest costume fashion is perfectly tailored to the style demands of young trendsetters with trendy colours and smart cuts. Discover Dirndl in different lengths and colors and Lederhosen for your visit to the Oktoberfest in Munich. In recent decades, women from other parts of Germany have shown increasing interest in the dirndl as a festival dress. This is especially evident in changing fashions at Oktoberfest, the world´s largest Volksfest. Until the 1970s, most visitors to Oktoberfest did not wear traditional tracht; it was common to wear jeans. Since the late 1990s dirndls and Lederhosen have come to be regarded as obligatory wear at the festival. [92] [31] [78] [32] [42] [26] The name Wiesntracht is given to dirndls and other tracht clothing worn for Oktoberfest ( Wiesn refers to the Theresienwiese, where the Oktoberfest events occur). [33] Oktoberfest dirndls tend to be more colourful and revealing. Skirts are often above the knee, and deep décolletage is very frequent. [11] [26] In 2005, gossip magazine Bunte reported that at Munich Airport there was a place which was always important for fashion observers at Oktoberfest time: the women´s toilets in Domestic Arrivals. "There the ladies who have flown in wearing street clothes with shouldered clothes-bags vanish - and appear from Baggage Collection in full dirndl bloom. Because they don´t trust themselves to board the aircraft as Bavarians, but arriving in Munich not dressed for the Wiesn would be unseemly." [93] Tostmann, Gexi: The dirndl: With instructions. Panorama, Vienna 1990. ISBN 978-3-8505-7001-5 (in English) Nowadays the ladies are wearing the Lederhosen too. The ladies' leather trousers range from long traditional styles to short and sexy models. The material, on the other hand, is classic. High-quality leather, sometimes rough, sometimes smooth, convinces with its excellent characteristics and embroidered details. Traditional shoes - for dancing and hiking Guenther, Irene: Nazi chic?: Fashioning women in the Third Reich. Berg, Oxford 2010. ISBN 978-1-8597-3400-1 (in English)

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Beautiful gold lace hats in St. Gallen and skirts with gold and silver decorations in Unterwalden are examples of traditional women’s apparel. The men wear a short leather outfit known as lederhosen in the Swiss Alpine region. Slip-on leather shoes are popular among both men and women. Fun Facts on Traditional Clothing in Switzerland Painting by Johann Baptist Reiter (1813–1890), Frau in oberösterreichischer Tracht (Woman in folk costume from Upper Austria) In Germany and Austria, the dirndl declined in popularity, especially in the cities. [31] [68] Its image had been tarred by association with the Nazis, like other Germanic traditions, such as beer-drinking and sausages. [69] Traditional clothing was often associated with conservative political views. As a consequence, the dress was regarded as old-fashioned or rustic by many, especially those connected with the fashion industry. [68] [32] [11] [60] In summer, straw hats are worn to keep the men cool and the hats have a wide brim to protect them from the sun. In winter, the hats were short-brimmed and made from felt to keep them warm. In Austria, and other parts of south central Europe, there are literally splashy events known as Dirndlspringen, in which attractive young women, are judged by how well they jump, or even just step, from a diving board into a lake or a swimming pool while wearing the dirndl, using it as a swimdress. [18] Germany [ edit ] Woman wearing dirndl in the style of Isarwinkler Tracht, near Bad Tölz (Bavaria) Women in festival dirndls ( Wiesntrachten) at Oktoberfest

In Bavaria and Austria, the royal courts developed enthusiasm for the different costumes of the rural population, [45] which they saw as a means of strengthening national unity; this was consistent with the philosophy of national romanticism, which considers the state to derive its political legitimacy from the unity of those it governs. [46] The first extensive description of traditional tracht in the different regions was given by the Bavarian official Joseph von Hazzi (1768–1845). A comprehensive description of Bavarian national costumes was published in 1830 by the archivist Felix Joseph von Lipowsky. A parade of traditional costumes took place in 1835 at Oktoberfest, to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (reigned 1825–1848) and Queen Therese. Under his successor Maximilian II (reigned 1848-1864), traditional costumes were officially recognised as clothing suitable for wearing at the royal court. The king himself included officials wearing tracht in his court ceremonies and wrote in 1849 that he considered the wearing of folk costume of "great importance" for national sentiment. [47] Outside its countries of origin, the dirndl has become an ethnic costume, worn as an identity marker by members of the German diaspora. This term refers to German-speakers and their descendants who live in countries where German is a minority language. In our online shop you can find traditional costume fashion from A to Z, as well as an extensive selection of Lederhosen and Dirndl costumes for the Oktoberfest, smaller regional festivals, parties and traditional costume weddings. The exclusive Dirndl sortiment of Alpenclassics presents versatile styles for every woman, as well as fitting accessories.

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Influenced by the costumes of farmers, peasants and rural people, and characterized by the use of high-quality fabrics, such as linen, leather, loden (a traditional type of felt that has recently gained popularity worldwide) and embroidery, the Tirolean costume is generally regarded as a sign of national pride; in material, color and shape it is increasingly subject to modern influences. In fact, the Tirolean costume has inspired an entirely new fashion style, called Landhausmode (Country House Style). Designers have adopted various rustic elements and embroidery and combined them with latest fashion trends. The Tirolean Trend on the Runways Weissengruber, Thekla (2004). Zwischen Pflege und Kommerz: Studien zum Umgang mit Trachten in Österreich nach 1945. Münster: Lit-Verlag.

The terms Trachtenmode and Landhausmode (literally "country house style") describe clothing of various styles borrowing elements from folk costume, such as colour, cut or material. [33] Examples would be single-piece dresses featuring a dirndl skirt.Learn More Traditional Clothing for Festivals in Switzerland Traditional Swiss Clothing in the Alps Art historian Gabriele Crepaldi points out the links between the ideological and political dimensions of the Romantic movement: [43] Ratgeber rund um das Dirndl und die Tracht" (in German). alpenclassics.de . Retrieved 31 March 2022. a b c Vereinigte Bayerische Trachtenverbände (ed.): Bayrisch Land, bayrisch Gwand, geschichtlicher Beitrag zur Trachten- und Heimatpflege in Bayern, anläßlich des 50. Gründungstages der Vereinigten Bayerischen Trachtenverbände. Chiemgauer Verlagshaus – Eigenverlag Vereinigte Bayerische Trachtenverbände, Traunstein 1976, OCLC 140201858.

Key in the evolution of the dirndl to a commercial fashion were the Jewish brothers Julius (1874–1965) and Moritz Wallach (1879–1963), [48], originally from Bielefeld in north-western Germany. After they moved to Munich with their family in 1890, they became interested in and began promoting Alpine tracht. They employed seamstresses, who industriously produced the first elegant dirndls from colourful printed fabrics, predominantly silk. The dresses were exhibited by models from the firm in the Alpine resorts. [49] [50] [51] A major breakthrough for the Wallach brothers came in 1910, when they organized and paid for the traditional costume parade for the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Oktoberfest. [49] [50] [51] The Wallach brothers also became suppliers to the European aristocracy with their unique hand-sewn creations; they designed a dirndl for Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, which created a sensation at a ball in Paris. [49] [51] Switzerland makes the most in trying to keep the culture alive by organizing and participating in festivals, bringing together costumes and cultures over time. Gerlach, Franziska (4 September 2015). "Die Macht der Tracht". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German) . Retrieved 13 August 2020. Mountains serve as natural boundaries between cantons and villages, resulting in physically close but separate communities within short distances. This resulted in many differences in the way different people of different communities used to wear.Some traditional designs feature pieces which drape over the breast, often combined with an elaborate collar. This has the function of concealing décolletage, in line with traditional Catholic ideas of modesty. [12] [24] [25] Accessories [ edit ] The earliest public promotion of tracht in the German-speaking world occurred in Switzerland, at the Unspunnen festivals of 1805 and 1808. At both events, a parade of traditional costumes was held; the 1808 festival resulted in the formation of the Swiss National Costume Association. Woman wearing modern dirndl with mid-length skirt Children wearing traditional dirndls at a folk festival in Vilshofen an der Donau (Bavaria), 2012 Traditional long-skirted dirndls from Lienz in Tyrol, Austria, 2015 a b Gurschler, Susanne (24 October 2013). "NS-gerecht geschnürt, HauptNews Detail". Echoonline.at. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016 . Retrieved 4 April 2017.