The Oktoberfest starts again in Munich on September 21st. It should be clear that the dress code will again be dirndls and lederhosen. But which ones?
Last year, the Barbie trend also reached the Oktoberfest: pink dirndls everywhere. And influencer Cathy Hummels is sticking to it this year too. On Instagram, she announced that she would be wearing a pink dirndl from this collection for her Oktoberfest stroll, which she has established as a celebrity event at the Oktoberfest and plans to hold again this year. “Pink stands for self-confidence, femininity and strength. Pink is also my favorite color,” she told the German Press Agency.
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This year, however, other colours are actually in vogue, as Axel Munz, managing director of the traditional costume chain Angermaier, says: “fashionable purple, light mint and sage, royal blue, deep red, fir green and even elegant black”.
And these are also often monotonous: “Monochrome looks are also interesting, which are characterized by a uniform color scheme for the dirndl dress, apron and blouse,” says Munz. And: In 2024, dirndls will “all be above the knee.”
“Colors are in,” says dirndl designer Angelika Zwerenz. “Lavender and lilac too.” Every woman can choose the colors that look great on her. Zwerenz has come up with something special this year and dedicated one of her designs to Taylor Swift. After all, the pop icon’s concerts and the fans celebrating with her on the hill in the Olympic Park have shaped the Munich summer. “It was important for me to combine Bavaria with Taylor Swift, and that’s why I designed a ‘Swiftie Dirndl’ for this year, which is also combined with blue and white,” she says.
Taylor Swift and Adele, who made headlines with her ten-part mammoth concert series at the Munich exhibition center, are also the inspiration for this year’s Oktoberfest fashion in the view of celebrity stylist Samuel Sohebi, who says he once styled hotel heiress Paris Hilton for the Oktoberfest. “This year I thought emancipation was a very important thing,” he says. That women “go to the Oktoberfest with their heads held high and exude self-confidence.”
He sums up his Oktoberfest trend for this year as follows: “International flair combined with culture and tradition.” For Sohebi, it is important that you put some thought and effort into your Oktoberfest outfit – and not just go in everyday clothes.
Munz von Angermaier formulates further no-gos: short mini dirndls, for example, “flip flops or Birkenstock shoes with a dirndl, Carmen blouses. It is also bad if the apron is longer than the dress.”
And what about the men?
Among men, Munz sees above all “the short, hand-made leather trousers in deer and wild buck with elaborate embroidery, often in a vintage look,” as he says. “Strong colors are burgundy, bright blue or black combined with gold.” The fashion sins among men: “poorly fitting leather trousers, T-shirts under waistcoats, short-sleeved shirts.”
