Dirndl Memories

Good Morning!
Last night after the blog was created, I thought about what kinds of articles I would like to write, and wondered if they would e of any interest to anyone. What I began to think about what how wonderful the stories were from the customers who have emailed me to buy trachten. I have heard some great stories from people who are from Germany, lived in Germany or have relatives there. I then realized, these are the people who should be telling the stories. I will continue to write, however if you are interested in submitting a short story to share with other people about Germany trachten, culture, history, or experiences, please do email me at bobbie@mydirndl.com.

Until then enjoy the weekend!

What is a dirndl anyway?

Greetings from the staff at www.MyDirndl.com. We have decided to do a blog page so we can talk about German Traditional Clothing, history, Oktoberfest, and all of the things we enjoy so much about German culture. Much of our information could be found in reference books, but the idea is to put it all in once place, so you can read it at your leisure. We hope you enjoy our posts, I know we will enjoy making them!

Dirndl
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

A dirndl is a type of mass-produced, cost-effective dress in Germany and Austria based on the historical costume of the Alpine peasants. It was introduced into fashion after WWI.
It has a tight bodice, low neck, full skirt, lacy blouse and apron.
In its current form, what it lacks in quality and durability it gains in decoration, sometimes posing all manner of designs and styles. It is worn in the folk music business but not a normal, everyday dress for women. For its native counterpart, see Tracht.

Just a short first post, however I look foward to discussing many topics and hearing from other people who like to discuss German heritage. Of course I can not leave with out mentioning we do have some women's dirndls on sale under special pricing on the web site: http://www.MyDirndl.com. Additionally, we just put on many of the long and short dirndls for the Spring & Summer collection so please do take a look!
Gute Nacht!