German national clothes are easy to learn thanks to popular Bavarian dresses. As in other countries, the national costume of the Germans has its own history and features that distinguish the outfit from other clothes.
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History of national German clothing
The history of the German national costume is quite old. The first Germans did not have national clothes as such - they wore skins and caftans made of fur. Clothing in those days was more meant for warming the body, and was not some kind of fashionable attribute. Then the costumes of the Germans were borrowed from the Romans, because in the conquered Roman regions the Germans also faced the indigenous population, who already had their own national clothes.
1510 - 1550 years, the period of the Reformation, became the most important in the formation of the national costume of the Germans. So the clothing came in from linen and wool. Each region had its own outfits. Simple and rustic people could not afford to wear bright and expensive clothes. She wore only to know. The law allowed them to use only gray and brown. For the tailoring of clothing the lower strata of society used coarse and cheap fabrics. Also, until the 18th century, all handmade products were banned, especially for handymen who themselves lace themselves.
According to the national clothes of the Germans one could learn a lot about a person, for example, what is his marital status , status in society, type of activity, profession and even place of residence.
Female German national clothes consisted of a corsage or a jacket, a gathered skirt, and in some areas, for example in Hesse, the skirts were several and different in length, and an apron. In the 19th and 20th centuries, women in Bavaria wore long dresses instead of skirts. Already in those days, women had a large assortment of headgear, which they were supposed to wear. They were kerchiefs, capes and straw hats. The woman's shawls were tied in different ways.
Today, the German women's national costume is divided into two types: trahten and dirdl. Trachten can be not only feminine, but also masculine. The second dress is exclusively female. Dirndl is an outfit that consists of items such as a bra, a fluffy blouse, a corset or waistcoat, a skirt in an assembly, an apron and an apron. The apron is usually decorated with embroidery, ribbons and lace.
I also want to note that the great importance was where the bow of an apron was tied. Widows tied it in the middle, unmarried - on the left, and married - on the right.
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