However, there is no dress code at the Oktoberfest, so any outfit is allowed for partying. Women can use bows on their dirndls (traditional Bavarian dresses) to indicate their relationship status.

Eugenie, 34, who is married to Jack Brooksbank, wore a traditional Bavarian dirndl in a stunning shade of plum, complete with a white shirt. The gorgeous dress had a fitted bodice, while the ...

Before wearing a dirndl, consider what it is you are putting on. Consider why you are wearing it and whether you understand ...

When women enter the early historical record, it is often because they caused men problems. Some women schemed to advance their own sons when their husband had sons by several women. Women’s loyalties ...

Imoan Kinshasa says youths insulted her with the "N-word" and people stared at her when she wore a traditional dirndl dress at a wine festival near Vienna. Facebook censored her post because she ...

I'm an American who went to Oktoberfest for the first time. I thought I knew what to expect, but many aspects of the German ...

In public, though, women were expected to play their traditional role in the household. They were responsible for spinning and weaving yarn and making clothes. These were usually made from wool or ...

He then allegedly reached under her dirndl - a traditional dress worn at the event - and tried to grope her, German newspaper Bild reports. The victim along with her friend went to the Wiesn ...

The British etiquette guide Debrett’s still says that “for most people, this is the most formal dress code they will ever encounter”. The advice for female guests is brief: “Women should ...

The bandika, she says, is not a dress of choice for the traditional Mijikenda women. It is worn by girls or students performing folk songs. “One will need to pull threads along the grains of the ...

Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival and a celebration of Bavarian culture. Every year, over 6 million visitors ...