For small children or for grown up, the Bavarian popular costumes are becoming a popular outfit, not only during the Oktoberfest in Munich. Any bar or restaurant which pretends to offer authentic 'Bavarian' food and drinks - beer - must have waitresses wearing 'tracht' and displaying them during the day trip from the South to Berlin is more than a fashion statement, but a declaration of independence and excentricity against the despiteful 'center' capital city.
Originally, the tracht - a word which embraces both the women and men's costumes - was worn by peasants from the regions of Bavaria and South Tyrol. The men wear Lederhosen - leather trousers with a drop flap on the front - and women Dirndl - a costume comprises a blouse, bodice, full skirt and apron. All these parts of the Dirndl were suited for various works around the house, as it was initially the costume of the servant or maid's dress. On the men's side, it was usually the outfit of hunters - with a green hat with a feather - and riders.
In the 19th century, with the processes of national and local identity on the rise, the style was adopted as a patriotic display by the upper echelons of the society and continues to be so. The materials changed in order to give a more noble 'touch' to the ensemble: velvet for the Lederhosen or fine silks for the dirndl. Thus, no wonder if once in a while you can see on a high-end catwalk the Bavarian costume. It is part of the 'Landhausmode' trends, or country-inspired fashion.
Pictures took in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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