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German Costumes 


Profusely illustrated German photo book portraying the German National Costume or Folk Costume in the 1930's.

Depicted are costumes from all major areas of Germany and Austria and even from the ethnic Germans in Romania like Sibiu [Hermannstadt] or Bistrita [Bistritz].


Softcover

  • 112 pages
  • 10 pages text intro
  • ~100 full page b/w traditional dress photos

In good exterior and good interior condition.
With the rare Original Dust Jacket included, which is lightly edgeworn and chipped. Mild foxing to edges, occasionally finger stained at margins, cellar odor. Ex-factory library copy from Diamalt Company (Munich) with stamp on title page.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 10-1/2" x 7-1/2"  ~0.7 lbs.

by Erich Retzlaff
Published by Karl Robert L. House, Konigstein







Background info:
Tracht is a traditional national costume or dress in German-speaking countries. Although the word is most often associated with Austrian and Bavarian costumes, many other peoples of Germany have them. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in tracht.
 
The tracht of southern Germans and Austria has inspired an entirely new fashion style, called Landhausmode (Country Estate Style). Landhausmode, influenced by the costumes of the farmers, peasants and rural people, and characterized by the use of linen, loden (a traditional type of felt that has recently gained popularity worldwide) and embroidery, is somewhat analogous to North American Western Wear, in that there is a relationship between Landhausmode and Alpenrock (a style of rock music influenced by traditional Alpine songs), just as there is a relationship between Western Wear and Country Music. It is also very common in Liechtenstein.
 
In northern Germany some of the best known examples are the "Friesische Tracht" and the Finkenwerder Tracht. The "Friesische Tracht" is richly decorated with beads and embroidery. The quality of the work was a sign of the riches and social status of the farmer's wife wearing it. In former times it was brought into a marriage by the bride as part of her dowry. This costume is occasionally still worn at weddings. The "Finkenwerder Tracht" is the traditional costume of the inhabitants of an island in the Elbe river. It is worn by a local folklore group called Finkwarder Speeldeel. The long sleeved dark blue shirts with white stripes of the male costume are popular in Northern Germany for casual wear.
Visitors to the Black Forest region will be familiar with the wide brim hats decorated with big red pom poms (known as Bollenhüte) that are part of a Baden-Württemberg Tracht.

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