What is the traditional clothing of Germany?

Answer 1

There are many different traditional costumes in Germany, depending on the area in question.

In southern Germany the "Dirndl" and "Lederhosen"are predominant.

See link "Tracht" below.

The further north that you travel, the dress changes until the coastal areas of the Baltic, the nautically influenced look is common.

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Until the 16th century, farmers and people of the lower classes used to wear gray or brown-colored garments. No other colors were worn at that time except for the blue. Blue-colored clothes were allowed only on Sundays and holidays. Since the 16th century, two types of traditional country dress developed: work clothes and Sunday/festive dress. The best examples of these styles are native dress (Tracht) and folk-style dress (Dirndl). There are certain differences between them. Here they are:

Tracht Dirndl Means of production sewn and fitted individually by specialized tailors produced by the ready-to-wear fashion industry or made at home Material only natural materials are used: wool, linen, silk, silver, mother-of-pearl synthetic and plastic products Decorationshandwork: embroidery, lace and hand-woven materials machine embroidery and laces Meaning indicates the marital status and the clanship of the wearer doesn't indicate any status Use of ornament careful use of trimmings, focus on quality abundant use of ornamentation, little focus on quality Length always the same, never changes depends on the current fashion Body accentuation plays down the female body accentuates the upper part of the female body Design limited to the traditional form for a given region no limits - the designer's fantasy is all that matters Prevalence is a rarity stored and exhibited in museums widely spread by the ready-to-wear industry

By the middle of the 19th century, when the industrial revolution took place, the native dress with its specific means of production and only natural materials began to disappear. Instead, the factory-made fabrics entered the life and conquered the market of clothes due to its reasonable price. In the end of the 19th century, native dress came back to life with a new wave of popularity and national consciousness. Native dress was the main symbol of ethnic identity, and folk tradition movements made it their target to revive the national clothing and save it from total disappearing. For that "Volkstrachtenvereine" - "Native Dress Societies" - were created and quickly spread. As a result, thousands of different costumes have been preserved or rescued from oblivion.

Nowadays dirndls are quite popular in Germany and Austria because they are pretty, fun, and not expensive as the native dress.

Answer 2

At some very special traditional occasions people wear "Trachten", old fashioned traditional clothing which varies with the local heritage, e.g. natural leather short pants with leather suspenders, white shirt and a hat with a bristle bush on top for men in Bavaria, especially at the Oktoberfest (beer fest in Munich). The women match this with a "Dirndl", a low cut blouse and a special dress with an apron

Answer 3

Traditional clothing in Germany includes Lederhosen, which are the suspender-like pants. Traditional garb is only worn in places like Bavaria during Oktoberfest.