No. The modern traditional costumes (whether Dirndl or Lederhosen) have become more and more popular as an article of clothing in recent years. However, there is no dress code at the Oktoberfest ...

The humble Alpine "dirndl" dress, with its distinctive white blouse, full skirt and apron, has won new fans among Austrians and foreign fashionistas alike in recent years. Its folksy appeal has ...

Bayern Munich celebrated its men’s and women’s teams’ Bundesliga success with a visit to Munich town hall on Sunday, when the ...

Its folksy appeal has now made the historic dirndl and other traditional outfits a key part of Austria’s clothing industry, about 70% of which is exported, according to the Chamber of Commerce.

But these traditional clothes - lederhosen for men and dirndl dresses for women - have recently become rather fashionable. High on a hill near Salzburg, a farmer, with an impressive beer belly ...

Eugenie, 34, who is married to Jack Brooksbank, wore a traditional Bavarian dirndl in a stunning shade of plum, complete with a white shirt. The gorgeous dress had a fitted bodice, while the ...

The mother-of-two posed for a picture dressed in a traditional Bavarian dirndl which featured a pink ... inch the bride in a boho-chic white lace dress which sat elegantly on her calf.