I'm making my own and yesterday my boyfriend (who is a German) said that it kinda doesn't, but I don't really know as much so. I got inspiration from history, because I read that before 1930s the Dirndl was 2 separate pieces. I used cotton and interfacing for the bodice and cotton satin for the skirt. At some point I will make an apron as well. The skirt isn't sewn to the waistband yet, that's why it's falling off😅 I tried my best, I just don't want to really buy them from fast-fashion places.



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  4. Doesn’t look like one to me (but I’m from northern Germany not southern).

  5. Bavarian here.
    No it dont look like a Dirndl. Not even like a cheap one.

  6. Your boyfriend probably doesn’t refer to a dirndl before 1930, but today.
    Today it’s a dress with Dirndl Blouse and apron.

    Just call it Landhausstil (Country style) and you are fine.

  8. Don’t take weird historical references you know nothing about and can not evaluate yourself.

    I mean you can sew whatever you want but if you want to make a Dirndl then stay away from any weird interpretations based on niche historical references you read about somewhere..

  10. The bodice usually sits much tighter and has a certain corsage effect. So if it employs buttons they are much smaller but way closer together to avoid gaps.

    The holes for the arms on the other hand are bigger. That way you’re still able to move even if it sits tight. And there’s room for a pretty blouse underneath. Wearing a Dirndl without a blouse is just wrong.

    (Tangent: these blouses usually end right beneath your breasts as not to interfere with the “snatchy” part in the middle like causing ugly bumps.)

    The cut of the skirt looks about right, though using heavily patterned fabric is an unusual choice. It happens but it goes against the general idea. Said idea being that the Dirndl is or used to be a piece that was worn very often. So the typical choice would be a fairly plain skirt but a number of different aprons. The aprons can be plain for simple events and go up to super colorful patterned and expensive (for example if you’re wearing it to a wedding).

    Source: I live in Austria and own three Dirndln and a yet to be counted number of aprons, with frequent additions since it requires much less cloth and you can be like “oh that’s a pretty cloth and it has stichting and would go with the color scheme of of of my Dirndls… I think I need another apron…

    Edit for typos.

  12. this looks like the curtains of my grandma… dirndls usually have single color skirts (historically black nowadays oftend red green or blue) and a colored apron whis is knodded around the hip (attention its important on which side you make the tie – left means single right means married on the back means widdowed)

    [Here is a more known online shop for impressions](https://shop.trachtenwelt.com/damen/dirndl/?srsltid=AfmBOoracV646kD_EpsM3IB-G5Be7IL6ltpcwgGUIPKy_frw1Z5b5ylc)

  14. I think you got the fabrics the wrong way around. From what I’ve seen (at least the modern versions), the bodice tends to have the fancy fabric and the skirt the more simple one because it gets covered with the apron. (Never worn without one, by the way.) The construction of the bodice requires specific constructions to make it body hugging, I don’t know what the back of yours looks like. As it is supposed to be a fancy dress, it should have more details with notions, such as ribbons and details, or at least fancy bias tape, but it is easy to go over the top with it, so take this with a pinch of salt.
    With the high bodice/shirt and long skirt, I would say this could pass for one an older or very modest woman would wear or one you find in second-hand shops as an old style one. You also absolutely need a blouse for under the bodice. So to answer your question: in the current form, your partner is right, it’s not recognisable.

  15. You need a blouse. Not fond of the neckline. Either lower it, or make it really modest like [this](https://www.la-bavarese.com/produkt/e-book-dirndl-isabella/#1).
    The stripes on the skirt should be vertical, not horizontal imo.

    Here are some sewing patterns for inspiration:

    https://www.la-bavarese.com/produkt-kategorie/e-books/dirndl-e-books/

    https://www.burdastyle.de/schnittmuster/damen/trachten

    Also check out
    [Frankonia](https://www.frankonia.com/damen/trachten/dirndl/Artikel.html), the have very cute but very expensive dirndl

  16. This doesn’t look like dirndl, but it does look like some variety of “Tracht” (folk dress). If you want to buy one, there are tons of great non-fast fashion businesses to support in Germany who still make all their own dirndl by hand.

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