Tracht
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Tracht refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolean and Trentino garments, including lede
Austrian men in their Tracht
Tracht of Gutach in the Black Forest, around 1900. The red colour of the pompons indicates that the woman is unmarried.
Woman wearing an Upper Silesian Tracht, Prudnik
Frisian Tracht from the North Sea isle of Föhr
Dirndl
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A dirndl is a dress which originated in German-speaking areas of the Alps. It is traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Tracht
…countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolean and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-speaking peoples have them, as did the former Danube Swabian populations of Central Europe. The word "Tracht" comes from the verb…
Woman wearing modern dirndl with long skirt
Children wearing traditional dirndls at a folk festival in Vilshofen an der Donau (Bavaria), 2012
Women wearing the traditional blue dirndl from the Wachau region of Austria
Traditional long-skirted dirndls from Lienz in Tyrol, Austria, 2015