Visit Traditional Clothing Shops in Austria

Mark Jennings: Austria is steeped in tradition found in its unique architecture and style of dress.

Julie Conover: The women’s dresses are called dirndls and the styles are both flattering and distinctive.

Female: Traditional dress, it’s from the region where you can see the red upper part here, that’s very typical for a region—

Julie Conover: How old is this style?

Female: Very, very old. At least 200 years. This one is a [Foreign Language]

Mark Jennings: And guys, here is a handy bit of information. The position of a woman’s bow will tell you if she’s married or single.

Female: And if you are not married, you make it on the left side.

Julie Conover: We need it on the left side. Okay—Unmarried.

Mark Jennings: Men’s wear is equally distinctive, after all, everyone’s heard of Lederhosen which mean “leather pants.” In this shop, they’ve been custom tailoring the leather garb for centuries. They hand made traditional clothing is timeless and often pass down from father to son. We buzzed into a shop to see if we could be made to look like real locals. All right, will you see what when I knock again?

Male: Yeah.