For clarification: This video was supposed to come out yesterday, August 13th. Unfortunately, it got delayed by a day, so in case you're wondering about all the time references: Oktoberfest starts on Saturday, September 17th! :) Do you have any comments or follow-up questions about Bavarian Tracht? 🤔
I attended Oktoberfest in 1980 and 81. I still have the souvenir stein they sell for each year. In 80, they had a tragedy and someone set off a bomb. Some people got killed, I forget how many? I still had fun because I didn't know it happened. They cleaned the mess up fast. You might want to mention, the US Armed Forces in Germany, they have a special train with special fares that go to Oktoberfest.At least they did 40 years ago. I just wore the German hat that looks like a small brush is attached. I didn't bother with the Lederhosen.
This video friggin rocks! I'm a musician and I perform at lots of Oktoberfests during the Oktoberfest season. I used to wear crummy cosume fake felt lederhosen. But now- thanks to this helpful tutorial- I upgraded to the real thing!
10:10 the length of the Lederhosn actually once had a reasoning behind it. Over-knee was meant to be weared in the mountains because you get hot very fast when moving in your working enviroment (=mountains), BUT once you dont move that much anymore you can get cold really fast there wich is the reason why the trousers are long. You put up your wool socks and trust me you wont get cold, no matter how low temperatures get. The long Lederhosn (down to the feet) were used in every working enviroment that is moist, so for example "Fischertrachten" (for fishing) oder "Metzgertrachten" (for butchering) have those so that you wont get wet. Also Fischertrachten often have a fitting long leather mantle so that your torso is also protected from liquids. As for colours: Of course not every Lederhosn that has be worn ever has a colouring code, but as far as it goes with "Schmucktrachten" that you should wear to festive occastions rather than for work there are very hardline rules: for example where I come from the blazon colours of the city are white and red with an animal painted in black in the centre so you will go for a white shirt, a red vest and a BLACK Lederhosn. Anything else would be considered "wrong", if you are a representative of your city (for example as a musician or "Zunftler").
Very useful information. I am "consuming" everything I can from your channel. My wife and I are going to "Wiesn" this year and we are studying all videos that we can. We stopped for a long on your channel. Very good. Vielen Dank
I literally laughed out loud at that intro! Genius! Happy anniversary, Feli! We in the United States are lucky to have you here! :-) Another great video!
Feli breaking the stereotype that Germans are punctual - this one is several years late! Which is just as well, as we wouldn't have this channel otherwise.
Great intro!! I'm 62...retired USAF and have been to October fest (sorry, stupid Grammer wouldn't allow me to spell it properly) 7 times. Had a wonderful time! This year I'm traveling to Stuttgart for their festival. Have a great time Ben...you'll really get a kick out it
I am from Western Germany and only wore Lederhosen as a small kid end of 1960s. For me, Lederhosen have to be in this "greenish" light brown. As a motorbiker I wear leather too. Most important: They have to look and be USED! There can be dark shining greasy/fatty parts or light spots. The suede of your Lederhosen can have "polished" spots and shouldn't look like new. As Feli said: They are worn for decades. If you wanna show you're rich: Add "silver chains".
Love this so much xoxo I was born in Heidelberg and have lived in the USA since 1980 learning to speak English (even though my parents are both American) was the most trauma in my life lol car was the hardest to say ... keep teaching us and I will keep loving you xoxo chos
I've had a weird experience with Bavaria Trachten this month (mostly sizing problems) which lead to some skepticism. It's a relief to hear you recommend them and also give us an idea of who the heck they are. Most, if not all places I've looked for lederhosen seem sketchy at best.
Oh really? Which issues did you have? We didn't have any issues with sizing but we also received different sizes that we could try on. Ben is wearing most of the Lederhosen in a size 30 in the video.
@@FelifromGermany well the sizing chart doesnt really make any sense for US sizing 😅 so i got a 28 in their size cause im a 32 here in the states. I had to squeeze them on. Bit of a mess imo.
This is a great video, Feli! Thank you for the lesson about Trachten. I’m loving seeing the guys in lederhosen as much as I love seeing men in kilts. ❤😂
My family and I are going to Oktoberfest in Munich! I’ve been watching your videos since we’ll be in Germany for 2 weeks. I’m so excited! I hope I run into you lol
Thanks for all of your videos, they have been influential in expanding my understanding of German culture/society. I am enrolled at Hochschule Landshut for a year starting this September and I've also lived in Cincinnati down in Clifton next to campus and in Norwood. It's a small world.
So? Then I would like to help you with this. Germany has many tribes and cultures. You drink beer everywhere. But Lederhosen are only worn in Bavaria. Don't confuse Germany and Bavaria. For us North Germans, Bavaria is like a different country.
@@Psychi-Enkavma Yes, do this. But be prepared that there is no black sea in Germany. We have two seas in the north, the north sea and the baltic sea. For taking a bath in the black sea you have to go to Turkey or Ukraine.
I have visited Munich a few times, but never during Oktoberfest, regrettably. But I lived in Kitchener, Ontario for several years. Kitchener was founded by German immigrants in the 19th century as Berlin, Ontario. In 1916, they decided to change the city name (under pressure). Look at a map of southern Ontario. You will see towns like Breslau, Hanover, New Hamburg, Mannheim, Baden, and even Vienna. Kitchener now hosts the largest Oktoberfest in North America (& the 2nd largest in the world). Community clubs and groups celebrate. Many of the city's hockey arenas are turned into Oktoberfest venues. For some (the university crowd) it is just a big drunk party, but for many others it is a real community event. You might enjoy a real Canadian Oktoberfest, and it's only 700 km away.
I'm from Toronto but heard the Oktoberfest in Kitchener is unreal. I'm heading to Munich this year and wanted to buy Lederhosen and Dirndl. Any idea of there are authentic retailers in the Kitchener area or elsewhere in Ontario? Thanks!
I have two pairs of lederhosen, one green smooth leder from my 7 years old self, still in good condition 60 years later and a pair I bought in central Munchen in 1998, a reverse suede very plain leder that actually are mid thigh length. The latter pair I still use today especially in warm weather because they are incredibly cool (as apposed to warm) allowing plenty of air circulation! Unfortunately, they don't see much use in UK - I blame my legs rather than the lederhosen for not being fashionable. I have never been taken with the Bavarian footwear especially the footless socks and wearing long or thick socks in summer when I wear my shorts is not practical. When I save up a small fortune I will buy a deerskin long pair of lederhosen that will also be practical for shooting days. Great video.
Both of you are so darn cute, have a blast at Oktoberfest. The chain closure on your dirndl is the (fill in with whatever word people use to describe absolute perfection).
Good to know about the lederhosen site! I’m lucky enough to live close to Ernst Licht so that’s where I shop when I need more Bavarian attire. Thanks for the great video!
Planning to take my daughters to a local Oktoberfest here in Oregon. I have a couple dirndl that I bought for myself in Germany 12 years ago. I made one for my older daughter and still need to get another sewn for my other daughter using an older Burda pattern that’s also from Europe.
@ OK you can call it whatever you want. The official name of it is ‘Mt. Angel Oktoberfest’ and It’s still a great festival and one of the oldest “Oktoberfest” Festivals in the US.
Cool to know that. Does New Orleans or LA in general have large German- American communities. I know Texas does, but not familiar with other southern state's ethnic history regarding Germany.
I wish I knew you guys personally because I've always wanted to go to Oktoberfest in Munich, but I feel you need a German friend as a Sherpa to guide you everywhere, especially with the language barrier.
Hey, Feli!!! I enjoyed this video very much. I have always wanted to travel to Germany to see where some of my mothers family came from many generations ago. They were actually from Hannover. I hope you have a great time at Oktoberfest in Munich!
It looks like Ben is FEELING his lederhosen! Thank you for the video! I bought my first dirndl and I am sooo excited to wear it to my local German restaurant's Oktoberfest! Sending love from Maryland!
Feli, I'm happy that you and Ben are going to Oktoberfest in Munich this year. I'm not sure of your schedule, but there are a couple of German festivals that are a lot closer to your adopted hometown. The Toledo German American Festival is this weekend, August 26-28. And the Columbus Oktoberfest is September 9-11. If you're free, grab your man, and your drinking shoes and maybe we'll run into you. The first beer is on me!! Prost!!
Thanks for this informative video on Oktoberfest attire. You have done a fantastic job in explaining important points in getting ready for this important celebration in Munich and everywhere else Oktoberfest is celebrated. Thanks again 🎬🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯
I'm loving your channel. I was born in Cinci and left in 2nd grade. I still have many family that live there. I used to speak German ( somewhat) years ago. I have some German ancestry and want to learn more about my ancestry. I had no idea that Cincinnati had such a large German population. Great channel.
My aunt and uncle live in Ingolstad. I've been going to Oktoberfest off and on for 20 yrs. Every of those years my fam took me to buy a new dirndl. my cousin, too. I was really surprised the first time when I realized that they were sold in a separate area of the upscale department stores. I've been fitted, dragged around, my boobs propped up and juggled, and then judged by saleswomen etc.. My uncle Uwe once said when I was 20, "Wow, Sarah's (cousin) balcony is much more floral!". That meant, "Damn, her boobs are way bigger than yours!". The embroidery was more exposed. Thanks, uncle. Love you still. But- yes, my dirndls have always hit mid calf, been extremely well-made and worth the prices, and undershown my 'floral balcony'. I look kickass in my dirndls. Uncle looks fab in his passed-down stained, leather-wrinkled lederhosen for nearly 100 yrs. Go partay on a 1000-yr-old bridge and skip the center of Munich.
Last time we went was 17' also... Maybe next year. Will give me time to lose enough weight to fit back into my Lederhosen, and my daughter made her own Dirndl that came out really nice.
Feli...wow! From a linguistic standpoint..you have truly mastered Midwest American English! I am American, speak French fluently for over 30 years, and have basic German...if elementary under my belt. Your mastery of English with a very good accent is excellent. I can still here some slight accent with INTONATION...but wow,, you American English is really SUPER! Love your detail about tradaditianal dress with tips!! Awesome! ALWAYS good to have a woman's perspective on this!!!!
It does help a great deal to achieve this level of language skills if you actually move to the country at a young age (teens or twenties), where you are surrounded by native speakers and are forced to speak the language all the time. You'll pick up a bit of the local accent almost automatically that way. It only works perfectly while you are still young though, people who learn the language properly only at a later age (30ties and later) usually have their brain hard-wired to the sounds they grew up with and will never lose their foreign language accent, especially the troubles with pronouncing sounds that don't come up in their native language, like the English th and w for Germans learning English or the German ü, the throaty ch, the long e and the non-rolling German r for English-speakers learning German.
Here in Brazil we celebrate Oktoberfest every year in the county of Blumenau, in the South Region of the country, a region that was historically settled mainly by german and italian imigrants. I still haven't had the pleasure of going myself, but I have plans to go in the future.
We are heading to Octoberfest this year in Munich. Our lederhosen and dirndl came in just recently which got us very excited for the trip. We are going through a tour group that got us reservation in several tents. We plan to be there in the last weekend. Hope you have a great trip.
oh dear, I needed such a video so much! I'm going to my first Oktoberfest this year and I've just started looking for a dirndl and all of the accessories. thanks and maybe see you in September 😀
Dirndel and Lederhosen :) I just came home to Las Vegas this Friday, from Schuetzenfest in NRW Germany, never been to Octoberfest . Have fun, all the best.
One of my cousins from Italy 🇮🇹 (He’s from Casciana Terme - Lari, Tuscan Region) went to Oktoberfest. He wore Lederhosen to it as well. It looks like fun! I went to Italy (next month will be six years ago) and my layover flight ✈️ was in Munich. It looked so pretty from the aerial view. I flew from Chicago O’Hare originally, to Munich, than to Pisa, Italy. I also met some teenagers at O’Hare Airport that must’ve been high school exchange students (they were from Munich).
you both are absolutely adorable in your traditional garb, but I gotta hand it to Ben, he looks like an actual model with all his movements when he was modeling. lol
Chicago recently had its Oktoberfest. Last week in an area named Lincoln Square. Decades the area was heavy Germany -American community wise. There are still a few German American eateries, and establishments in the area.
When stationed in Schweinfurt, went to Garmisch several times and seen plenty of locals male and female wearing hiking boots with the Lederhosen and Dirndls.
I didn’t think lederhosen would look good on a woman, but, she got legs. 😍👍 I also think when I go, I’ll be wearing the ones just over the knee, with a belt. That one looked the best. Good job you guys.
I was at an Oktoberfest concert at the Englischer Garten in Munich 2010. The steins of beer were truly enormous, and there was no way I could finish the second one. There were many young people there drinking one beer after another, and I simply could not believe how they were putting it all away. Feli looks like just a slip of a woman, and I'd be happy to know how much she can drink without "runterfallen." Bless you for your interesting videos, dear Feli!
What many tourists, but especially those from the US and Australia, underestimate is that we serve special beer (Festbier) on Oktoberfest etc. and that those have up to 6% alcohol per volume. A normal German Lager has 4,8% to 5% while American „beer“ has 3,5% to 4%.
I bought an Austrian dirndl pattern and made my own dirndls. I embroidered one with humping wiener dogs on the back and edelweiss flowers all over it. another one I made, I put humping German shepherd dogs on it.
You're a lucky man, Ben. If I were young like you with a beautiful German girlfriend going to my first Oktoberfest (in Munich, no less) wearing authentic lederhosen, I'd be on cloud 9!
Another great video Feli. You and your assistant did a great job of modeling the appropriate attire for Oktoberfest. Can't wait for Oktoberfest to get here. Prost!
Ihr Freund ist wirklich gesegnet, Sie sind eine großartige Frau und extrem schlau! Ich entschuldige mich, wenn das vorwärts geht, das ist nicht meine Absicht. Friede sei mit dir
I have talked about it very early on in my channel in a Q&A video I think? You'll have to look through some of those but I believe it even says Oktoberfest on the thumbnail
As an airline employee i have been blessed to visit Munich 8 times in the last 4 years and were it not for the pandemic it would have been a few more. Never though for Wiesn...until NOW! I have my hotel booked for a week and will be there during the last week. I plan on avoiding the weekend but am excited to be finally able to attend.
I love to see these traditional outfits! I always like to know the meaning of things, like the position of the apron bow! It's too bad virginity is outdated and not very common anymore.
I wish I had known about this site sooner!! I ordered my first lederhosen from a site that claimed to be in the US but it shipped from Pakistan. The quality is okay (pricing is the same) but the shipping process took over 2 weeks and I thought I had been scammed 😅
Haha memory unlocked! When I was a high schooler in the late 90s I lived in a small town tourist trap. I took a waitress job at a restaurant owned by a German lady expat. We had to wear these cheezy cheap dirndles with short skirts. I had to wear running shorts underneath to keep the pervy teenage dishwasher from looking up my skirt.
Honestly I wish modern pants had suspenders with buttons and the cross section that holds things together. I think this leaderhosen are awesome especially the antique that this fellow is wearing has a good color.
I got my Lederhosen from the Black Forest a few years back. I love them and can’t wait to wear them to my local Oktoberfest this year! I also want to thank you, Feli, for my my own personalized beer mug! Since my name is Brad, I can’t help but wonder if the picture of the personalized mug in this video and in the shop is mine!
I'm so looking forward to getting back to Oktoberfest in Munich. I've had my plans cancelled the last two years because of the Covid pandemic, so this year will be special for sure. Hopefully my new lederhosen will not flag me as a tourist too much, aber mein deutsch ist nicht sehr gut! A few of your tips will come in handy. Thank you! Prost!
Feli!! I'm going to okterberfest for the first time this year. I was born and raised in Cincinnati but currently live in stuttgart so it was be awesome to see both of you 😀
The home brew club I’m in was invited to brew a beer and serve it at a local Oktoberfest. Yes it started a big discussion about what beer to brew Märzen or a Festbier.
Alright. I'm Bavarian (but not from Munich). So I knew pretty much about Lederhosen, but some things Feli told about Dirndls were completely new to me. (edit: typo)
I live in NorthWest (Toledo) Ohio and we attend the German American Festival that takes place on the last weekend of August nearly every year. The GAF has existed since 1965.
This is great, thank you! I'd love to see a video about Christkindlmarket's in Munich and surrounding areas. I have visited 4× during the season and this year will be my 5th. I just love the feel and how each one is so local and different.
For clarification: This video was supposed to come out yesterday, August 13th. Unfortunately, it got delayed by a day, so in case you're wondering about all the time references: Oktoberfest starts on Saturday, September 17th! :) Do you have any comments or follow-up questions about Bavarian Tracht? 🤔
I'd love to attend Oktoberfest in Munich
7:55 Karneval in Westdeutschland ist ganz genau so ein traditionelles Volksfest wie Oktoberfest in München oder die Kieler Woche in Kiel.
@@HH-hd7nd Stimmt, das meinte ich damit auch nicht sondern eher, dass man sich zur Wiesn nicht verkleidet wie man es zu Karneval macht.
I attended Oktoberfest in 1980 and 81. I still have the souvenir stein they sell for each year. In 80, they had a tragedy and someone set off a bomb. Some people got killed, I forget how many? I still had fun because I didn't know it happened. They cleaned the mess up fast. You might want to mention, the US Armed Forces in Germany, they have a special train with special fares that go to Oktoberfest.At least they did 40 years ago. I just wore the German hat that looks like a small brush is attached. I didn't bother with the Lederhosen.
Pssst bald kommt im Münchner Westen eine Augustiner „Erlebtniswelt“. Die Augustiner-Brauerei hat sich ein echtes Schloß gekauft, mit einem Dorf herum.
Im Bavarian, and this is very respectful thank you.
This video friggin rocks! I'm a musician and I perform at lots of Oktoberfests during the Oktoberfest season. I used to wear crummy cosume fake felt lederhosen. But now- thanks to this helpful tutorial- I upgraded to the real thing!
10:10 the length of the Lederhosn actually once had a reasoning behind it. Over-knee was meant to be weared in the mountains because you get hot very fast when moving in your working enviroment (=mountains), BUT once you dont move that much anymore you can get cold really fast there wich is the reason why the trousers are long. You put up your wool socks and trust me you wont get cold, no matter how low temperatures get. The long Lederhosn (down to the feet) were used in every working enviroment that is moist, so for example "Fischertrachten" (for fishing) oder "Metzgertrachten" (for butchering) have those so that you wont get wet. Also Fischertrachten often have a fitting long leather mantle so that your torso is also protected from liquids. As for colours: Of course not every Lederhosn that has be worn ever has a colouring code, but as far as it goes with "Schmucktrachten" that you should wear to festive occastions rather than for work there are very hardline rules: for example where I come from the blazon colours of the city are white and red with an animal painted in black in the centre so you will go for a white shirt, a red vest and a BLACK Lederhosn. Anything else would be considered "wrong", if you are a representative of your city (for example as a musician or "Zunftler").
Your enthusiasm is wonderful. The Dirndl are so pretty... I love the long green one that you have in Germany.
You may call that transition cheesy, Ben. I think it's terrific how the two of you appeared not to move at all. Well done!
Very useful information. I am "consuming" everything I can from your channel. My wife and I are going to "Wiesn" this year and we are studying all videos that we can. We stopped for a long on your channel. Very good.
Vielen Dank
Ben has always been hot, but Ben in Lederhosen is a whole other level. I also like how open he is to german culture. Have fun at Oktoberfest!
@@eyalter8992 I did not just mean the Lederhosen, also learning German etc. And last time I checked Bavaria was still part of Germany.
Agreed! 😁
It almost looks like its in his blood
I literally laughed out loud at that intro! Genius! Happy anniversary, Feli! We in the United States are lucky to have you here! :-) Another great video!
I totally agree with you, my friend
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Feli breaking the stereotype that Germans are punctual - this one is several years late! Which is just as well, as we wouldn't have this channel otherwise.
Great intro!! I'm 62...retired USAF and have been to October fest (sorry, stupid Grammer wouldn't allow me to spell it properly) 7 times. Had a wonderful time! This year I'm traveling to Stuttgart for their festival. Have a great time Ben...you'll really get a kick out it
Good afternoon, World... another treat from Feli!!
I am from Western Germany and only wore Lederhosen as a small kid end of 1960s.
For me, Lederhosen have to be in this "greenish" light brown.
As a motorbiker I wear leather too. Most important: They have to look and be USED! There can be dark shining greasy/fatty parts or light spots. The suede of your Lederhosen can have "polished" spots and shouldn't look like new. As Feli said: They are worn for decades. If you wanna show you're rich: Add "silver chains".
Love this so much xoxo I was born in Heidelberg and have lived in the USA since 1980 learning to speak English (even though my parents are both American) was the most trauma in my life lol car was the hardest to say ... keep teaching us and I will keep loving you xoxo chos
Me too, my friend
Cheesy or not, that clap transition was edited really, REALLY WELL ! 👏👏👏
I've had a weird experience with Bavaria Trachten this month (mostly sizing problems) which lead to some skepticism. It's a relief to hear you recommend them and also give us an idea of who the heck they are. Most, if not all places I've looked for lederhosen seem sketchy at best.
Oh really? Which issues did you have? We didn't have any issues with sizing but we also received different sizes that we could try on. Ben is wearing most of the Lederhosen in a size 30 in the video.
@@FelifromGermany well the sizing chart doesnt really make any sense for US sizing 😅 so i got a 28 in their size cause im a 32 here in the states. I had to squeeze them on. Bit of a mess imo.
@@cade_olson oh wow. A 28 must be a XXXS, never saw a dirndl that small. The common sizes are (32) XS to XXL (42)
This is a great video, Feli! Thank you for the lesson about Trachten. I’m loving seeing the guys in lederhosen as much as I love seeing men in kilts. ❤😂
My family and I are going to Oktoberfest in Munich! I’ve been watching your videos since we’ll be in Germany for 2 weeks. I’m so excited! I hope I run into you lol
Thanks for all of your videos, they have been influential in expanding my understanding of German culture/society. I am enrolled at Hochschule Landshut for a year starting this September and I've also lived in Cincinnati down in Clifton next to campus and in Norwood. It's a small world.
So? Then I would like to help you with this. Germany has many tribes and cultures. You drink beer everywhere. But Lederhosen are only worn in Bavaria. Don't confuse Germany and Bavaria. For us North Germans, Bavaria is like a different country.
@@klauskruger6187 Bavaria is the "Texas of Germany". That explains everything
@@Psychi-Enkavma Yes, do this. But be prepared that there is no black sea in Germany. We have two seas in the north, the north sea and the baltic sea. For taking a bath in the black sea you have to go to Turkey or Ukraine.
This might be my favorite Feli episode ever Shes so feminine and coquette when she models.
True, my friend. I love her all videos 🥰🥰
Very natural, I think! Looks good!
very offensive to masculine women!
love that u got Ben wearing German clothes
I have visited Munich a few times, but never during Oktoberfest, regrettably. But I lived in Kitchener, Ontario for several years. Kitchener was founded by German immigrants in the 19th century as Berlin, Ontario. In 1916, they decided to change the city name (under pressure). Look at a map of southern Ontario. You will see towns like Breslau, Hanover, New Hamburg, Mannheim, Baden, and even Vienna. Kitchener now hosts the largest Oktoberfest in North America (& the 2nd largest in the world). Community clubs and groups celebrate. Many of the city's hockey arenas are turned into Oktoberfest venues. For some (the university crowd) it is just a big drunk party, but for many others it is a real community event. You might enjoy a real Canadian Oktoberfest, and it's only 700 km away.
I'm from Toronto but heard the Oktoberfest in Kitchener is unreal. I'm heading to Munich this year and wanted to buy Lederhosen and Dirndl. Any idea of there are authentic retailers in the Kitchener area or elsewhere in Ontario? Thanks!
@@thechileacademy4800 I would suggest Trachten-Quelle. They have a web-site.
@@pablovandyck cheers thank you!
I never knew that. I was only aware of the Chinese, Italian, Caribbean, British, French, and First Nation heiritages in Canada.
I will be at Octoberfest with my best friend this year on the 28th of September. Hope to see you there.
I have two pairs of lederhosen, one green smooth leder from my 7 years old self, still in good condition 60 years later and a pair I bought in central Munchen in 1998, a reverse suede very plain leder that actually are mid thigh length. The latter pair I still use today especially in warm weather because they are incredibly cool (as apposed to warm) allowing plenty of air circulation! Unfortunately, they don't see much use in UK - I blame my legs rather than the lederhosen for not being fashionable. I have never been taken with the Bavarian footwear especially the footless socks and wearing long or thick socks in summer when I wear my shorts is not practical. When I save up a small fortune I will buy a deerskin long pair of lederhosen that will also be practical for shooting days.
Great video.
Never ever thought this type of clothing looked cool or attractive until I attended my first Oktoberfest in Munich in 2022. Wow, I was so wrong. 🤩
Both of you are so darn cute, have a blast at Oktoberfest. The chain closure on your dirndl is the (fill in with whatever word people use to describe absolute perfection).
Good to know about the lederhosen site! I’m lucky enough to live close to Ernst Licht so that’s where I shop when I need more Bavarian attire. Thanks for the great video!
really great hearing Ben's opinion on the clothes
Ben seems like a really nice guy, and is putting in some WORK right now... :-)
Look forward to your guys' footage from the festival
Planning to take my daughters to a local Oktoberfest here in Oregon. I have a couple dirndl that I bought for myself in Germany 12 years ago. I made one for my older daughter and still need to get another sewn for my other daughter using an older Burda pattern that’s also from Europe.
@ OK you can call it whatever you want. The official name of it is ‘Mt. Angel Oktoberfest’ and It’s still a great festival and one of the oldest “Oktoberfest” Festivals in the US.
Deutsches Haus in New Orleans has a HUGE Oktoberfest. I can't wait for all of the fun.
Cool to know that. Does New Orleans or LA in general have large German- American communities. I know Texas does, but not familiar with other southern state's ethnic history regarding Germany.
I wish I knew you guys personally because I've always wanted to go to Oktoberfest in Munich, but I feel you need a German friend as a Sherpa to guide you everywhere, especially with the language barrier.
Oktoberfest is super international actually! You'll totally get by with English :)
@@FelifromGermany Good to know! Thanks Feli.
Hey, Feli!!! I enjoyed this video very much. I have always wanted to travel to Germany to see where some of my mothers family came from many generations ago. They were actually from Hannover. I hope you have a great time at Oktoberfest in Munich!
You will travel in one day, my friend. I belive in you 🥰🥰😊😊
So happy for you guys to get to go to Oktoberfest this year! I will represent you at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati with a Servus shirt!
I’m going tomorrow for opening day and I can’t wait! Gonna be my first time ever going.
Omg that’s who we ordered from for my husbands Lederhosen for our trip to Munich this year!! I feel so validated to hear you approve of them!
Wish I would’ve had the discount code though, darn!
Tolles Video Feli! Ihr zwei hattet sichtlich Spaß beim Vorstellen der Tracht. Viel Spaß in München. Viele Grüße aus Baden-Württemberg 👋
That was exceptionally informative and fun! Thank you so much, now I can go to Oktoberfest in style!
I totally agree with you, my friend
Got my Lederhosen in 2009 at my first Oktoberfest! They are dirty from 3 trips to München! Have fun!
These and your language teaching videos are my favorite. I hope you two have a great time there. I wish you could stow me away in your luggage! 😃😆
It looks like Ben is FEELING his lederhosen! Thank you for the video! I bought my first dirndl and I am sooo excited to wear it to my local German restaurant's Oktoberfest! Sending love from Maryland!
Of course he is
Feli, I'm happy that you and Ben are going to Oktoberfest in Munich this year. I'm not sure of your schedule, but there are a couple of German festivals that are a lot closer to your adopted hometown. The Toledo German American Festival is this weekend, August 26-28. And the Columbus Oktoberfest is September 9-11. If you're free, grab your man, and your drinking shoes and maybe we'll run into you. The first beer is on me!! Prost!!
I always love Ben’s commentary, you two are so cute! Safe travels and have a blast at Oktoberfest 🍻
Thanks for this informative video on Oktoberfest attire. You have done a fantastic job in explaining important points in getting ready for this important celebration in Munich and everywhere else Oktoberfest is celebrated. Thanks again 🎬🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯
You guys are such a great couple. Enjoy!
I'm loving your channel. I was born in Cinci and left in 2nd grade. I still have many family that live there. I used to speak German ( somewhat) years ago. I have some German ancestry and want to learn more about my ancestry. I had no idea that Cincinnati had such a large German population. Great channel.
My aunt and uncle live in Ingolstad. I've been going to Oktoberfest off and on for 20 yrs. Every of those years my fam took me to buy a new dirndl. my cousin, too. I was really surprised the first time when I realized that they were sold in a separate area of the upscale department stores. I've been fitted, dragged around, my boobs propped up and juggled, and then judged by saleswomen etc.. My uncle Uwe once said when I was 20, "Wow, Sarah's (cousin) balcony is much more floral!". That meant, "Damn, her boobs are way bigger than yours!". The embroidery was more exposed. Thanks, uncle. Love you still.
But- yes, my dirndls have always hit mid calf, been extremely well-made and worth the prices, and undershown my 'floral balcony'.
I look kickass in my dirndls. Uncle looks fab in his passed-down stained, leather-wrinkled lederhosen for nearly 100 yrs.
Go partay on a 1000-yr-old bridge and skip the center of Munich.
Last time we went was 17' also... Maybe next year. Will give me time to lose enough weight to fit back into my Lederhosen, and my daughter made her own Dirndl that came out really nice.
Feli...wow! From a linguistic standpoint..you have truly mastered Midwest American English! I am American, speak French fluently for over 30 years, and have basic German...if elementary under my belt. Your mastery of English with a very good accent is excellent. I can still here some slight accent with INTONATION...but wow,, you American English is really SUPER! Love your detail about tradaditianal dress with tips!! Awesome! ALWAYS good to have a woman's perspective on this!!!!
It does help a great deal to achieve this level of language skills if you actually move to the country at a young age (teens or twenties), where you are surrounded by native speakers and are forced to speak the language all the time. You'll pick up a bit of the local accent almost automatically that way. It only works perfectly while you are still young though, people who learn the language properly only at a later age (30ties and later) usually have their brain hard-wired to the sounds they grew up with and will never lose their foreign language accent, especially the troubles with pronouncing sounds that don't come up in their native language, like the English th and w for Germans learning English or the German ü, the throaty ch, the long e and the non-rolling German r for English-speakers learning German.
Here in Brazil we celebrate Oktoberfest every year in the county of Blumenau, in the South Region of the country, a region that was historically settled mainly by german and italian imigrants. I still haven't had the pleasure of going myself, but I have plans to go in the future.
We are heading to Octoberfest this year in Munich. Our lederhosen and dirndl came in just recently which got us very excited for the trip. We are going through a tour group that got us reservation in several tents. We plan to be there in the last weekend. Hope you have a great trip.
oh dear, I needed such a video so much! I'm going to my first Oktoberfest this year and I've just started looking for a dirndl and all of the accessories. thanks and maybe see you in September 😀
What a beautiful video, my lovely teacher. I have really admired it. Your dress is amazing. You look so beautiful ❤❤😊😊
Dirndel and Lederhosen :) I just came home to Las Vegas this Friday, from Schuetzenfest in NRW Germany, never been to Octoberfest . Have fun, all the best.
I laughed out loud at the "Bewitched"-style special effect. Thanks for the info on tracht!
Ben is becoming quite the model!
One of my cousins from Italy 🇮🇹 (He’s from Casciana Terme - Lari, Tuscan Region) went to Oktoberfest. He wore Lederhosen to it as well. It looks like fun! I went to Italy (next month will be six years ago) and my layover flight ✈️ was in Munich. It looked so pretty from the aerial view. I flew from Chicago O’Hare originally, to Munich, than to Pisa, Italy. I also met some teenagers at O’Hare Airport that must’ve been high school exchange students (they were from Munich).
I love the transitions.
you both are absolutely adorable in your traditional garb, but I gotta hand it to Ben, he looks like an actual model with all his movements when he was modeling. lol
Chicago recently had its Oktoberfest. Last week in an area named Lincoln Square. Decades the area was heavy Germany -American community wise. There are still a few German American eateries, and establishments in the area.
When stationed in Schweinfurt, went to Garmisch several times and seen plenty of locals male and female wearing hiking boots with the Lederhosen and Dirndls.
I didn’t think lederhosen would look good on a woman, but, she got legs. 😍👍 I also think when I go, I’ll be wearing the ones just over the knee, with a belt. That one looked the best. Good job you guys.
I was at an Oktoberfest concert at the Englischer Garten in Munich 2010. The steins of beer were truly enormous, and there was no way I could finish the second one. There were many young people there drinking one beer after another, and I simply could not believe how they were putting it all away. Feli looks like just a slip of a woman, and I'd be happy to know how much she can drink without "runterfallen." Bless you for your interesting videos, dear Feli!
What many tourists, but especially those from the US and Australia, underestimate is that we serve special beer (Festbier) on Oktoberfest etc. and that those have up to 6% alcohol per volume. A normal German Lager has 4,8% to 5% while American „beer“ has 3,5% to 4%.
I’m going to München for Oktoberfest this year! So excited!
I bought an Austrian dirndl pattern and made my own dirndls. I embroidered one with humping wiener dogs on the back and edelweiss flowers all over it. another one I made, I put humping German shepherd dogs on it.
You're a lucky man, Ben. If I were young like you with a beautiful German girlfriend going to my first Oktoberfest (in Munich, no less) wearing authentic lederhosen, I'd be on cloud 9!
Well, nice to hear that, Tsgt Foster. But in Germany you'd not be "on cloud nine" but "in seventh heaven". (or at least on cloud seven) 😉
Ha! Nice
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Another great video Feli. You and your assistant did a great job of modeling the appropriate attire for Oktoberfest. Can't wait for Oktoberfest to get here. Prost!
Ihr Freund ist wirklich gesegnet, Sie sind eine großartige Frau und extrem schlau! Ich entschuldige mich, wenn das vorwärts geht, das ist nicht meine Absicht. Friede sei mit dir
Feli you’ll have to tell us what you think of the Cincinnati Oktoberfest one day! It used to be one of the biggest in the US.
I have talked about it very early on in my channel in a Q&A video I think? You'll have to look through some of those but I believe it even says Oktoberfest on the thumbnail
As an airline employee i have been blessed to visit Munich 8 times in the last 4 years and were it not for the pandemic it would have been a few more. Never though for Wiesn...until NOW! I have my hotel booked for a week and will be there during the last week. I plan on avoiding the weekend but am excited to be finally able to attend.
That's a very good plan!!
Are you planning on going?
I love to see these traditional outfits! I always like to know the meaning of things, like the position of the apron bow! It's too bad virginity is outdated and not very common anymore.
Danke from Sweden!
I Love Germany 👍
C & A was a great store when i went to Germany last 3 levels
I wish I had known about this site sooner!! I ordered my first lederhosen from a site that claimed to be in the US but it shipped from Pakistan. The quality is okay (pricing is the same) but the shipping process took over 2 weeks and I thought I had been scammed 😅
Now you know for next time! Glad you would up getting yours in the end though
You should visit Milwaukee. It’s often described as the most German city in America
Haha memory unlocked! When I was a high schooler in the late 90s I lived in a small town tourist trap. I took a waitress job at a restaurant owned by a German lady expat. We had to wear these cheezy cheap dirndles with short skirts. I had to wear running shorts underneath to keep the pervy teenage dishwasher from looking up my skirt.
Honestly I wish modern pants had suspenders with buttons and the cross section that holds things together. I think this leaderhosen are awesome especially the antique that this fellow is wearing has a good color.
I got my Lederhosen from the Black Forest a few years back. I love them and can’t wait to wear them to my local Oktoberfest this year! I also want to thank you, Feli, for my my own personalized beer mug! Since my name is Brad, I can’t help but wonder if the picture of the personalized mug in this video and in the shop is mine!
Depends on when you placed your order? This picture was taken at the beginning of the year
@@FelifromGermany I placed my order back in April during the Easter egg hunt. So, I’m guessing not. It’s still really a really cool mug though!
@@Bradley_Stein Yeah I don't think this was yours then? 🤔 90% sure haha there's a chance I'm getting it confused
I'm so looking forward to getting back to Oktoberfest in Munich. I've had my plans cancelled the last two years because of the Covid pandemic, so this year will be special for sure. Hopefully my new lederhosen will not flag me as a tourist too much, aber mein deutsch ist nicht sehr gut! A few of your tips will come in handy. Thank you! Prost!
My lederhosen from Bavarian Trachten just came in, and Wow! They are super legit
Ordered my Lederhosen straight from Germany and just came in this week. Super excited for my first Oktoberfest!
Oh, danke, Feli, einfach super!!!
We will be there this year from Sept 24 to Oct 4. Hope to see you there.
Feli!! I'm going to okterberfest for the first time this year. I was born and raised in Cincinnati but currently live in stuttgart so it was be awesome to see both of you 😀
I'm here now and it's a blast
Ben is simply born to wear 'Lederhosen'. It's suits him extremely well.
agree!! but she can wear a dirndl very well too
Yeah, for the family business that still makes authentic clothes!!!
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Thanks for all your hard work! ✅
Octoberfest is fun! But it’s even better when we show up with our classic VW bug. Awesome content, thank you
I’ll be there opening day. This will be my 4th time. I love Oktoberfest!
Ben will have a great time being there with you 🍻
The home brew club I’m in was invited to brew a beer and serve it at a local Oktoberfest. Yes it started a big discussion about what beer to brew Märzen or a Festbier.
Very interesting! And you two are so adorable.
The best tracht shoes are haferl shoes from the Allgau made by Haferl. I still have mine and in my childhood, wearing lederhosen was a thing.
Both of you look so adorable
You guys looked great!
I’d love to wear Dirndls !
Alright. I'm Bavarian (but not from Munich). So I knew pretty much about Lederhosen, but some things Feli told about Dirndls were completely new to me.
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Feli thank you for the links, we have family in Germany but we don't have the Lederhosen. Your video was awesome.
Very interesting. I hope you and Ben
have a great time at Oktoberfest this year.
Oh I loved this video! I cant believe I don't have one yet but I fully plan to. This was fun and informative. Real-life info. Thank you :)
I live in NorthWest (Toledo) Ohio and we attend the German American Festival that takes place on the last weekend of August nearly every year. The GAF has existed since 1965.
This is great, thank you! I'd love to see a video about Christkindlmarket's in Munich and surrounding areas. I have visited 4× during the season and this year will be my 5th. I just love the feel and how each one is so local and different.