Dindl - Back to the Austrian and German Roots

The History of the Dirndl in Austria and Germany
The dirndl is a female dress copied from the Trachten, consisting of a top - Austrian: Leibl - and blouse, wide skirt and a colorful apron. Originally, the dirndl was the working dress of female servants = Austrian dirn: maid, maidservant; hence the term dirndl as an abbreviation of Dirndlgewand, maids dress. to be used for work in the fields.In these times there were strict rules who could wear which styles, colors and fabrics according to their status in society and every region had their own dresscode.
Around 1870/1880, after Kaiser Franz Joseph made it fashionable to wear Lederhosen and Tracht, the upper classes adopted the dirndl as a modern dress and wore it on their summer holidays.
Today the wearing of the dirndl is generally regarded as a sign of national pride; in material, color and shape it is increasingly subject to modern influences.The word dirndl also describes a young woman in many regional dialects of Austria. So a dirndl could be wearing a dirndl :)
You can wear dirndl-dresses for festive occasions, summer-parties, holidays, oktoberfest, promotion, wedding ... and even as a very femin ine statement at office!
Dirndl-Dresses Flatter The Female Figure!
Traditional German dirndls, in particular Bavarian and Austrian dirndl skirts and trachten clothes are designed to flatter the female figure, emphasizing its attractiveness by the tight waist and bodice, while adding gefort with the gathered, flowing skirt - which also conceals any flaws we may think we have! This silhouette is attractively sexy for almost every variation of the female form, from a slender size 4 to a bountiful size 18 or more; from girlish youth to womanly splendor.
Your dirndl-dress on okay!
A Few Terms You Should Know
BSCHEISSERL - visible dessous in chest area (place for food stains FLRL - choker to be worn with dirndlFROSCHGOSCHERL - elaborate ornamentation on dirndlHAFERLSCHUACH - right shoes for tracht - laces on the side!HEMAD - shirtHUBERTUSMANTEL - Loden coat, see pictureJANKER - broad term for alpine jacketJOPPERL - a short JankerKITTL - skirtKITTLBLECH - seam or ornamentation sewn onto the skirtLEDERNE - LederhosenLEIBL - blouseLEIBLKITTL - Leibrock and Leibl in one pieceLEIBROCK - petticoatLEINWAND - linenLODEN - water repellent carded yarn cloth, made of woolLOFERL - stockings to be used with lederhosen - consisting of two parts!PFOADL or PFOAD - white shirtSCHLADMINGER - jacket made of boiled LodenSCHURZ - apronSTUTZ'N - stockingsROCK - formal jacket for men - slightly confusing, since in high German it means skirtWALKJANKER - jacket made of boiled knit woolWETTERFLECK - cape, usually made of Loden or other water repellent material