At Oktoberfest, a Controversy Brews Over Racy Designer Dirndls
on 30/09/10 at 4:22 pm
Booze News
Surrounded by the bratwurst stands and beer wagons of Oktoberfest, Alexandra Coroian, a 24-year-old Romanian in pigtails, pulls at the ruffle of her short scarlet dirndl, exposing a black lace petticoat underneath.
“I really like these costumes,” she says, demonstrating how she hacked off the bottom half of the traditional dress. “I think I’ll wear it many more times. It looks so nice.”
Long the preserve of fräuleins and Alpine cultural enthusiasts, dirndls and lederhosen have become an international fashion trend in recent years, inspiring ever bolder iterations that purists say are transforming their proud heritage into a vulgar caricature.
The front line of this battle runs through the Wiesn, the 100-acre fairgrounds in the center of Munich that is home to Oktoberfest, the city’s 17-day fete of beer, wurst and schnapps that is marking its 200th anniversary this year.
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Well we think the racy dirndls are fine, for the young girls and the boys who look at them, but they are more Halloween fare. Now we do have designer dirndls on the website this year, high price, and all of the girls in the office are in love with them (we secretly want to wear Tracht as our every day clothing all of the time) and we have lots of affordable options. Do check our collection at: http://www.MyDirndl.Com
The Dirndl Frau
I am 5’3. Looking for a shorter style dirndle.