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Tracht . . . "Traditional Danube Swabian Costume" 

postcard from Glogon, contributed by Jody McKim Pharr


 


 

    Traditional Dress (Tracht)

Our Tracht

Trachtenfest! (Poem)

Tradition Costume Images

"The Kopftüch" (-tücher) head scarf

Donauschwaben Hairstyles

Klumpen (Wooden Shoes)
 

Hekelschuhe, Häkelschuhe were made by Katharina Kopp for her granddaughter Birgitt in accordance to the traditions of the Donauschwaben footwear worn in their homes. Even in the United States Katharina wore such shoes on a daily bases in her house in Cleveland. [Hans Kopp]
 

Patschker to be used for working in the field. They were of a quite simple design made of leather & worn in the field by farmers.
[Hans Kopp]
 

Shoemakers
[Hans Kopp]

Klumpen Shoes
[Hans Kopp]
 

Opanke shoes
originated w/the Turks, became native dress in So. Eur. Bought 1963, Mom's 1st return to birthplace, after fleeing in 1944. More typical in Yugoslavia.
[Eve Brown]

Lederhosen from Austria - Salzburg to be exact. My mom's niece sent them after my son Adam was born in 1984. [Eve Brown]

 

 


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