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| Dirndl,
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A Dirndl is a Bavarian
and Austrian traditional costume, which was invented around the middle/end of
the 18th century and is today often regarded as alpine costume. Today the
Dirndl is known as the alpine costume. In the 19th century, the Dirndl was the
practical working clothes of young girls who worked on farms in Bavaria or
Austria. Over the shirt they wore the “Leiblgwand"; what today is called
Dirndl dress - and an apron, which was mostly sewn from bed linen.
The Dirndl was pimped
up only around 1930, when city women, who travelled to the mountains for summer
holidays, imitated the look. Tracht was chic - and the lady of the world wore
dresses with traditional costume elements. Even in the USA the Dirndl made
great fame. For the trendy summer dress, traditional costume elements such as
white puff sleeves, laced bodices and aprons were adopted on both sides of the
Atlantic. For the “Winterdirndl” flannel fabrics in the colours loden green and
dark blue were used. An important point is to be read at the loop of the Dirndl
at the waist of the woman: Right loop means that the woman in the dirndl is
married or at least firmly connected. Left, on the other hand, signals that
you're still available. By the way, the most diligent know about two more
variants: Widows wear the bow in the back, virgins in the front.
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| picture: Taranis-iuppiter, www.wikipedia.org, CC-BY-SA 3.0 |
The well-known
traditional costume Lederhosen is known as “Wildbock"; and is the
traditional name for the leather of the wild goat. The leather is characterized
by the fact that it is thinner than deer leather. It is very elastic and
cuddly. Wild buck is suede on the outside, smooth on the inside of the leg.
Like the classic Dirndl, they also belong to the dress code of the Oktoberfest.
Traditional leather
trousers were worn as early as 1850. For the general public it was used as folk
costume in everyday life.
Bastian
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