Oktoberfest costume is traditional Bavarian outfits. It is being putting on by male and female. Most visitors visiting Munich dress in these costumes. Hardly will you not find, someone walking in the street of Munich without putting on this outfit. The dressing is common among Bavarians. The outfit is the face of their everyday life from working in field and going around towns. Some local noticed that the use of the traditional dressing is fading out. In order to keep the tradition, they decided to uphold it by putting on the outfit wherever they go.
Visitors that see the uniqueness of the costume, follow suit. That is why you see so many visitors dressing in one form or the other of this outfit.
These days, the dressing is being wear around the world for special events.
Female put on Dirndl; it is a combination of white blouse and apron with a long and wide skirt with a corsage.
The male dress is called Lederhosen. It consists of braided or embroidered short, checker shirt mostly, blue-white or red-white and a woolen knee high stocking.
Since, an emperor from Australia dress in Oktoberfest costume, it is now fashionable to wear the outfit in Australia and the world at large. The Dirndl is now being made from quality silk, satin and velvet. This made it to be more elaborate to dress in the outfit.
Today Oktoberfest costumes Melbourne is an integral part of the city landscape. Designers are now making the costume to fit into daily, festival theatrical wears. More costume shops are given the outfit for hire.
Lederhosen are now made with leather trouser or short. Women also put on lederhosen. While, Dirndl came in different styles. The styles includes; beer maid, barmaid, zombie Bavarian, maid fancy dress and many more other styles.
