The beer's tapped and suddenly it seems the whole city is intoxicated: dirndls and lederhosen are becoming the ever more popular choice of outfit for going to the Oktoberfest -- and not only among the ...

Germany is known the world over for its beer-guzzling fall festival. Even though it's a highly traditional event, DW's Louisa Schaefer says new fashion trends can be seen at the fun-loving celebration ...

MUNICH — Hip-hop blared from oversized speakers. Half-finished beer glasses teetered precariously along the bar, and a scrum of teenage bodies writhed on the dimly lit dance floor. It was a regular ...

MUNICH — A decade ago, waitresses and a few locals at Oktoberfest were the only ones in dirndls, the Bavarian peasant-inspired, corseted dresses featuring white blouses and colored aprons, and trendy ...

NEW CHIC: Model Anne Jansen poses in a traditional Dirndl dress made of African cloth in a shop in Munich. Photo: Reuters Every year Bavarian women don their "dirndl" to celebrate the Oktoberfest, but ...

Just ten years ago, hardly anyone would wear what has long been considered the dusty uniform of an older generation, but now the dirndl has become a must-have outfit You can save this article by ...

Oktoberfest, that 200-year-old celebration that sees lederhosen and dirndl-clad lads and lassies turning the German town of Munich into a giant month-long frat party, is drawing near. But with flights ...

Every year Bavarian women don their "dirndl" to celebrate the Oktoberfest, but in the beer festival's 200th year the traditional Bavarian dress is becoming something of a national and international ...

MUNICH — Hip-hop blared from oversized speakers. Half-finished beer glasses teetered precariously along the bar, and a scrum of teenage bodies writhed on the dimly-lit dance floor. It was a regular ...