Traditional Clothing of Eastern European Germans

This Tracht is a replica of those worn in Brestowatz Batschka. The original Tracht mandated up to six or seven underskirts, which makes eight skirts all-together. Unique because the shawl and skirt are matching in color. The back view of the Brestowatz Batschka Tracht. This tracht is a very unique find because the skirt is one long strip of fabric, probably 8 or ten feet long, on a drawstring. Made in the late 1950’s and modeled after pictures of a postcard from 1938. A unique pink floral two-piece tracht, a replica of an original. The style of the blouse is not usually associated with Danube-Swabian style. This tracht was sewn in Austria. (At left) A two-piece tracht in Damask. From the town of Neu Slankamen. (At right) “Traveling Clothes” Copied from the paintings and drawings of the original settling of the Donau in Eastern Europe A special occasion Tracht from Palanka Batschka. Would’ve been worn by a young woman. The cap signifies that this young woman is married. If she would’ve been single, she would have wither worn ribbons or flowers in her hair. The men in this photo are wearing two examples of Kirchweih hats. A two-piece tracht. Replicated from someone’s memory as a young married woman. From the early 1930’s.Seems to be a transition between the older trachts and the newer, contemporary trachts. The woman in this photo is wearing a replica of an original tracht. Complete with a cotton skirt and blouse, a black velvet vest, and a royal blue scarf with hand-knotted fringe. The male in this photo is wearing an original article from Germany. Made in 1910. Would have been worn on a festive occasion due to the white color. Hungarian and Serbian influence by the way the sleeves are made and the way the stitching is done. The female in this photo is wearing an Austro-Hungarian tracht which stems from the foothills of the Carpathian mountains. Worn on Sundays for special occasions. Contained up to eight under skirts. A classic Banater Tracht. Contains up to seven underskirts. Have a straighter fall-line than the others. A style that evolved in some towns of the Banat, compared to the very wide-splaying skirts that are associated with towns such as Gutenbrunn and Schondorf. The back of a beautiful tracht from Miletich from the 1930’s. Another sample from the Palanka group. This style is seen in many tracht from the Banat. Was typically worn in warmer weather on a Sunday afternoon or early-evening dance. The back of the tracht in the previous photo. Holding a prayer book from Karlsdorf, this woman is wearing a typical wedding tracht. The back of the wedding tracht.