Lederhosen und Dirndl

In den letzten Jahren setzte sich ... der Trend zur Tracht durch, so dass immer mehr der Wiesnbesucher mit Lederhosen bzw. Dirndl dorthin gehen. (Wikipedia)

die Tracht traditional costume

At the Oktoberfest you can see lots of people in the traditional costumes of Bavaria:
Lederhosen and Dirndl

Boys wearing lederhosen ca. 1870

    die Lederhose lederhosen


     mehr über die Lederhose ...


     about the lederhosen ...


     und de Lederhosn ...






                                                                                                          lederhosen today

Ernst Klimt, Mädchen im Dirndl, ca.1886

das Dirndl dirndl

"Dirndl" was originally just an expression for "girl" or "farmgirl". Her dress "dirndlgewand" was shortened to "dirndl".

In Bavaria a "Dirndl" can both be a female person as well as the traditional costume she may be wearing.

more about dirndls ...

über Dirndl ...

und Diandlgwand ...



                                                                                                         dirndls today