Our friends are lovers of ski holidays, so they visited most of the Alpine resorts, eventually stopping in Austria. In addition to the ski slopes, they like the Tyrolean style, so they tried to bring elements of Tyrolean style into the interior of their kitchen and convey its hospitable spirit.

When you first look at the interior, you are amazed at the number of items that make it up. A lot of details and accents present on every square meter of the kitchen attracts your attention.

Welcome to the table. It is made to order from wood, its diameter is 80 centimeters, it is attached to the floor tiles and the bar counter adjacent directly to the table.

The design is very reliable and stable, and from the point of view of practicality, it is ideal, since behind it you can not only eat with your family, but also sit comfortably with friends. Good round table able to unite around him a lot of people.

Next, something like a wall-pedestal was built, in which a drawer for dishes was located below, a shelf for culinary and other literature on top, and a forged bar structure screwed directly to the ceiling. In it, according to the purpose, there are glass containers.

Kitchen furniture consists of cabinets as usual bottom row and cabinets attached to the wall. The kitchen is set at an angle with almost even sides.

For the convenience of the hostess, one section is completely devoted to water components: a thermos kettle, a sink, a water filter faucet, a food waste grinder in one of the sink sections, and a dishwasher. In the upper glazed drawers you can see multi-colored monochromatic and rather massive dishes, such dishes are used in the everyday life of the Austrians.

The plate area is decorated in the same style.

A huge hood with a wooden outline corresponds to the idea of ​​the owners. In the Tyrolean lands, small figures and intricate objects are usually placed on such hoods around the perimeter. Our friends went further, the kitchen wall is completely given over to decorative plates brought personally from different countries.

Above the electric stove is a crossbar with necessary tools and grips.

The kitchen has an "appendicitis" - this is a corridor that has placed in itself household electrical appliances and a refrigerator.

Initially, the apartment had one awkward niche, opposite which they built a similar structure and used it in an original way. In the niche on the left, a microwave and an oven were placed one above the other, and a refrigerator was placed opposite.

It is not difficult to guess that the walls were decorated with the same decorative plates, between which the wall clock logically fit.

The walls and floor themselves have an uneven and bumpy texture, which enhances the stylization of Tyrolean life in a city apartment.

Kitchen furniture is made of wood, so the recessed ceiling lamp is also made of this material. The design is assembled to order in a wooden workshop, the glass of each window is dismantled separately, which makes it easy to change burned-out fluorescent lamps.

Since we are talking about the Tyrolean village, it is simply impossible to ignore such a cultural event as Tyrolean national dress.
Keeping true to tradition in dress is probably the most fundamental component of Tyrol's village culture. Leather shorts, a collarless felt jacket and a Dirndl dress have become literally a fetish of Tyrolean culture.

Judge for yourself - Tyrolean wooden houses are somehow losing ground in favor of modern heat-saving technologies, peasant opportunities are changing with the advent of automated technology, even the age-old traditions of making cheese or Tyrolean jerky are being replaced by new more hygienic production technologies. Only the Alps and country clothes do not change.

But let's go in order. What do I mean by the term Tyrolean national dress (Tiroler Trachtenkleid)?

There are two types of clothing in the photo above. Usually casual on the right and formal on the left.

The woman wears a simple cotton dirndl dress with an apron without bells and whistles, and under the dress is a blouse with puffed sleeves. Huge neckline is welcome, but not required. The chest is loose, the back may not be closed. Headwear is not required. The male version of clothing has become allowed for girls, I think recent years 50.

The official option for a man is: Collarless jacket, white shirt, gray wool pants, shoes with oblique lacing. Strict slanting felt hat if necessary.
For a woman - a dress with a skirt "Dirndl", Lacing in front. Closed back. Headwear is not required.

The most important thing in all this is that clothing must comply with a standardized color scheme communities of the village where the villager comes from. It can also reflect a small pattern of embroidery on the back of a dress or the lapels of a jacket or shorts. And God forbid you confuse!

On the left, the colors of the Vorarlberg valley, on the right, Paznaun.

On the left the colors of the Vorarlberg valley on the right Paznaun view from the back.

In principle, the national dress of Austria is generally standard everywhere, however, some federal states emphasize their richness in clothing. On the left is the front "St. Anton" in the center and the usual "Paznaun" on the right.

I am proud that I managed to catch the men from San Antonov with their fur coats. circular caps and their woman with a bag-bonnet.

Everything you said here is certainly interesting, you say. But where are the boobs promised in the title?
Comrades, here they are! Watching is allowed.

And in this accessibility for viewing and lies the basic eroticism of the Tyrol. Even with a fully closed chest is allowed women's clothing stands on the border between childish innocence and wild depravity.

Many advertising firms speculate on this. The slogan - putting a dirndl on a rake will turn out to be a girl here is understood literally: breasts appear from nowhere, and attractiveness begins to go off scale, this applies even to the most difficult cases. In a dirndl, everyone can feel welcome.

Oh yeah, make no mistake, like the leftmost heroine in the top left photo. Knee-high boots shouldn't be worn with a Dirndl, it's a hint... of... hmm... general availability.

After reviewing this classic creation, I realized that I, too, fit the role of the protagonist. By the way, I even have something more authentic - I'm talking about the nose, of course.

And the next Tyrolean work of 1974 is generally worthy of being in the Chamber of Weights and Measures, as an example of the sexuality of the Tyrolean nation. It is called, by the way, "Beim Jodeln juckt die Lederhose" - "Jodl itches in shorts."

And if from looking at all these pictures you still don’t start to itch in shorts, think about it, maybe it’s time to buy them already?

Do you want to look like a true Austrian? Follow not fashion, but traditions. National costumes in Austria are popular in everyday life and at celebrations. Today we will tell you what Austrians wear on holidays and weekdays and why Austria is the only country in Europe where folk costume became the basis of the wardrobe of every inhabitant.

A costume by which you can study the history of the country

The close relationship between everyday Austrian fashion and national traditions obvious even to tourists spending only a few days in the country. The traditional costume does not collect dust in museum showcases, but is a basic element of everyday wardrobe. To understand the origins of the amazing attitude to folk clothes, you need to go back 400-500 years ago.

• Peasants and artisans used fabrics of their own production for tailoring everyday clothes. They were painted in practical colors - gray, brown, dark green, dark blue.


• For a long time, there was a ban on decorating peasant clothes, which was canceled about 300 years ago. In the traditional costume of Austria, especially for women, embroidery and lace gradually appeared. For the holidays, outfits were decorated with red elements.


• A final ban on embroidery, ribbons and decorative elements disappeared in the 18th century, but the traditional Austrian costume is still characterized by restraint in decoration. Variety is achieved by combining colors and clothing elements.


• Residents of different mountainous regions decorated their costumes in different ways. Gradually, embroidery and decoration began to perform not only a decorative, but also an informational function. From them it was possible to determine the marital status, profession or status of the owner.


• For many years, men's suits have been sewn from loden woolen cloth, which is distinguished by its density, durability and resistance to weather conditions.

Royal tastes played an important role in the preservation of the national costume as an element of everyday life. Even Charlemagne highly appreciated the comfortable folk costume and in every possible way encouraged his wearing by the courtiers. Emperor Franz Josef transformed the traditional forester costume into an elegant hunting outfit.

Today's officials continue the tradition and appear at events in costumes of a recognizable national cut.

What is the difference between everyday and festive traditional costume?

The basis for everyday outfits were loden, cotton, linen, leather. Festive clothes were sewn from the same loden and linen, adding bright elements.

• For everyday clothes, restrained colors are typical. Blue, green, brown gray are the colors for men. For women - blue, shades of green and beige, brown.


• Festive options include reds, purples, bright blues, and whites.


• Festive costumes are decorated with various embroidery and ribbons. Men's options are characterized by contrasting lapels and bright scarves.


• Embroidery takes pride of place in the national Austrian costume. Traditional motifs- floral and geometric. Now edelweiss is especially popular - as a symbol of the Alps. His image is decorated with blouses, ties, jackets and accessories.


• Headwear has always been an important part of traditional attire. A Tyrolean hat with a bright feather completed the male look. Women from wealthy families wore bonnets with fur trim, embroidery with silver and gold thread. AT modern versions men's hats remained in the costume, and ladies of middle and older age also wear them.

The most famous models and elements of the Austrian costume

Many models and even individual elements of the national Austrian costume are well known throughout Europe.

• Tracht (tracht): a traditional men's suit, the main detail of which is a double-breasted jacket in grey-green, blue or Brown. Initially, it was the clothes of hunters and shepherds. At the beginning of the 20th century, it received a witty name - Alpine tuxedo.


• Lederhose (lederhose) - shorts, mostly leather. Worn with suspenders and may have different length. They used to be the clothes of brewers, as it was easy to wipe off traces of beer from the skin. Now they are made from linen, dense cotton.


• Tyrolean (jaeger hat) - a mandatory attribute men's suit. It has a high crown, small margins, decorated with a feather on the side, the base of the crown is covered with a twisted cord. Historically had green color, now it can be gray, brown, blue.

• Dirndl (dirndl) - a traditional women's suit for everyday housework. Consists of a blouse with gathered sleeves, a wide skirt and an apron. The modern Austrian dirndl usually has bright skirt, an open blouse and a flirty corsage jacket.


• Leibkittel (leibkittel) - an element of a traditional women's costume, is a narrow corsage jacket with straps sewn to it wide skirt. For him, fabrics of bright and saturated colors are chosen - scarlet, green, sapphire. Sometimes decorated with lacing or embroidery.

The images of the national Austrian costumes are close to the Bavarian and German ones. Similar colors, style of embroidery, cut. The Austrian costume bears the features of traditional rural fashion - natural fabrics and colors, hand embroidery, aprons and long skirts. Therefore, this style is called Landhausmode (landhausmode).

traditions and modernity: how the Austrians relate to the national costume

Many peoples respect their history, but in Austria the national costume is not an archaic past, but today. Designers annually demonstrate collections with a national flavor. Austrian officials appear at receptions in Alpine tuxedos, and in the wardrobe of urban fashionistas there is sure to be a traditional dirndl or sundress based on it.

• Parties in national costumes are in great fashion.


• traditional costumes worn not only by parade participants, but also by spectators.


• Elements of ornament and embroidery are constantly used in fashion accessories and jewelry.

National costumes are quite expensive. Prices for women's dirndls start at 500 euros, and for cloth dirndls men's jackets– from 350 euros. This is due to the use of locally produced natural fabrics and environmentally friendly dyes. Things are decorated with embroidery handmade.

Conclusion

The national Austrian costume is distinguished by its practicality and traditional look, which has developed over the past 400 years.

Where can I buy:

• in souvenir shops;


• in specialized departments of clothing stores;


• in designer boutiques;


• in online stores.

Where to wear:

• and holidays;


• in the city;


• on excursions;


• to parties;


• for walks;


• for shopping.

Tyrolean and Bavarian national costumes are lucky, they are still worn, they are proud of them, and tourists who come to the Alpine cities are surprised, and at the same time admire the memory of the people to their heritage.

Why are Tyrolean national costumes so attractive?

Women's suits are distinguished by elegance, femininity, and men's suits are distinguished by masculinity, and all together - good taste and beautiful finishes. Bavarians and Tyroleans explain it this way - "love for details."

Not only in Russia, the national costume has differences in each region, or, as they used to say, provinces.

Tyrolean and Bavarian national costumes are very similar, but there are changes for the same reason as in Russia. Each land has favorite colors, fabrics and decorative details. Once Bavaria and Tyrol were a single state, they still have mutual language. Today, Bavaria is in Germany, and Tyrol is partly in Austria, and partly in Italy.

Tyrolean costume - male and female

Woman suit, or dirndl (Dirndl), once was traditional clothes Alpine peasant women and servants. But its femininity and charm have long inspired European fashion designers. Dirndl consists of a blouse, always with puffed sleeves which are often embellished with lace and embroidery.

The neckline is deep enough to open the neck and shoulders, a rigid corset with laces or an open vest emphasize the curves female figure. The bodice must be tight-fitting, and an apron is tied on a wide fluffy skirt.

Don't you think that these things can still be worn today?

In Tyrol and Bavaria, the clothes of the inhabitants of the Alps told everything about its owner - about family, age, position in society, and even about the number of children. The color, style and patterns of embroidery were information about the area and the status of the owner. For a Tyrolean, it is important that there is no mixing of colors, embroideries, emblems and other details in one outfit that do not correspond to a particular area.

The national costume of the Alpine highlanders is bright enough; you can see various decorative details on it. Men's vests and frock coats are decorated with embroidery, chains and ribbons that take the place of a tie.

The women's costume includes such items as vests, skirts, blouses, dresses, jackets, coats. There is another important item in the outfit of a Tyrolean woman - an elegant apron with a bow is always tied over a skirt or dress. How can a real hostess be without an apron (HausFrau).

If a Bavarian woman is married, the bow should be on the right, not married - on the left, for a widow - in the middle. The costume must be complemented by a necklace around the neck.

Tyroleans and Bavarians love their national clothes, and they are willing to share with visiting tourists. If you are in Tyrol or Bavaria, you can buy a real national costume, although it is expensive. Authentic Tyrolean costumes are made from the best quality materials, with a lot of handwork and expensive finishes. For example, natural felted wool is used - Loden, natural suede, leather - the highest quality, linen, cotton and wool.

Embroideries are different, but the most popular motif is edelweiss. These flowers are sometimes knitted and sewn in the form of an emblem, including on men's frock coats. Ribbons and bows are silk, lace is sewn in several layers. Buttons are made from natural materials, there are wooden, bone and metal buttons.

And besides this, indispensable accessories of the national costume for men are leggings, hats with a goose or cock feather, there may also be chamois hair tassels, embroidered straps for leather trousers, canes, boots or boots.

For women- handkerchiefs, handbags, woolen shawls, miniature hats, shoes with buckles. The men's winter wardrobe includes suede jackets, and the women's wardrobe includes flared coats with embroidery. And much, much more, that is, an abundance of details and items that are very necessary and useful. Please note that all this has not gone out of fashion for a long time, while it looks elegant.

The national costume of a true Tyrolean will always be made only from natural materials.

She talked a lot about wedding dresses. So, it will probably be interesting for you to know that about 150 years ago Wedding Dresses in Bavaria and Tyrol they were made of black or dark green fabric, but the veil was white.

I would like to hope that the Tyroleans and Bavarians will wear their comfortable and beautiful national costumes for a long time. Many designers like to create collections in folklore style, and the Tyrolean costume inspires them to create new ones. interesting models.

True Alpines have full national costumes in their wardrobe and wear them to festivals and other national holidays. The Alpine tuxedo does not disappear from the city streets of Austria. This item men's wardrobe also included in the women's. The national costume brings the past generations closer to the living ones, the spirit of antiquity contributes to appeasement modern environment and her regularity.

However, the love of the Bavarians and Tyroleans for their national costumes is easily explained. Firstly, they are very comfortable - all fabrics are natural, warming in cold weather and pleasantly cool in hot weather, and the cut of the suits is almost perfect and does not restrict movement at all. Secondly, they are distinguished by elegance, femininity and, accordingly, masculinity, good taste and excellent finish (love for details, as the Bavarians and Tyroleans like to say).

The Bavarian and Tyrolean national costumes are basically very similar, they change depending on the land (in our area), only favorite colors and some not very significant details. This is also not surprising, because Bavaria and Tyrol in a period of time significant for the formation of the nationality were a single state (they still have a common language). Then Tyrol was part of Austria-Hungary, then Italy, then Germany - but still Tyrol has the most in common with the Alpine and Alpine Bavaria.

However, in other countries, the inhabitants of mountainous remote areas are still characterized by love for traditions and the desire to preserve every detail of their national costume. And if the Scottish kilt has not spread too much around the world, although it is no less widely known than the Bavarian national costume, then the trachten or dirndl, if not by name, then by silhouettes and certain details, are used in almost every corner of the earth.

A hunting men's hat with a feather or a dark green jacket in combination with leather trousers, women's blouses with a gathered neck and puffed sleeves or a tight-fitting corset in combination with fluffy skirt- do you know? These are typical and well-known features of the draft and dirndl, including on the territory of Russia.

Of course, gone are the days when the clothes of a resident of the Alps told almost everything about him - about his position in society, about his family, age and number of children. Gradually, the folk costume of the Alpine highlanders becomes more and more bright, everything appears on it. more decorations- ribbons, laces, embroideries, emblems, metal plaques. Even men's waistcoats and frock coats are decorated with chains and embroidery, and instead of a tie, men tie ribbons around their necks.

Well, women's costumes are simply full of all sorts of decor: vests, blouses, skirts, dresses, jackets, coats are decorated. The costume is necessarily complemented by a necklace around the neck, and an elegant apron with a bow is tied over a skirt or dress. By the way, do not confuse when you try on a Bavarian costume: if you are not married, the bow should be on the left, married - on the right, widows tie a bow in the middle.

Unfortunately, these costumes are very, very expensive. Especially if you want to buy not a tourist option, but an outfit worn by the Germans and Austrians themselves, you will have to fork out. Firstly, all the materials from which they are sewn are of the highest quality, and secondly, they have a lot of handicraft and expensive finishing. Loden (natural felted wool), natural suede and leather of excellent dressing, linen, cotton and wool of the highest quality. The most diverse embroidery - the most popular motif - edelweiss (sometimes these flowers are knitted or crocheted and sewn in the form of an emblem, including on men's frock coats). A variety of silk ribbons, bows, chains, lace are often sewn on top of each other in several layers. Buttons are also made of natural materials: wood, bone or metal.

Add to this accessories such as spats, hats with goose, cock feather or eagle down or with a chamois hair tassel, embroidered straps for leather trousers, canes, shoes or boots for men, handkerchiefs and handbags, woolen shawls, miniature hats , black shoes with buckles for women, and also winter options- suede jackets for men or flared embroidered coats for women, etc. All this actually looks elegant and is not cheap - a good reason for an outfit that has not gone out of fashion for several centuries.

The costumes that tourists buy at a lower price, at first glance, differ little from the “real” Bavarian or Tyrolean outfit. But if you look closely at the details, there will be a lot of differences. Firstly, as mentioned above, trachts and dirndls are made only from natural materials. good quality. The addition of viscose and even more so any synthetics is simply unacceptable. Secondly, on real Alpine outfits there are almost no ruffles in the form of ordinary assemblies, swept along the cut with multi-colored threads, lace is only black or white color etc., etc. And thirdly, national costumes differ in details depending on the area where they are worn - and true Alpines will never mix unacceptable colors, emblems, embroideries and other details in one outfit.

An interesting fact: a century and a half ago, wedding dresses in Bavaria and Tyrol were usually sewn from black or dark green fabric, and only the veil was white. Now it has become exotic.

I would like to hope that in the cozy mountain towns of Bavaria and Tyrol, comfortable and beautiful national costumes will be worn for a very long time, making a minimum of changes to them.

IN THE PHOTO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ARTICLE, we tried to show you how beautiful, including those stylized as Bavarian and tyrolean costumes clothes and accessories.

And we would also like to offer, within the framework of this article, a small master class on making VELVES WITH SCARLET SILK ROSE

Style defines the details! Without an ornament around her neck, a woman did not appear at any holiday or at a fair. And now sometimes a man-made flower made of silk shreds on a velvet braid looks better than expensive jewelry.

YOU WILL NEED Natural silk flake color pink; black braid approx. 1.00 m wide 1.5 cm; sewing threads.

HOW TO DO Cut out approx. 15 circles with a diameter of 10 cm. Fold each circle in four. Cut the slices into the shape of a clover leaf. Fold the circles folded in four into a flower, sew the centers together. Sew the flower to the braid. Tie the ribbon around the neck with a bow.

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The material was prepared by Elena Karpova