lederhosen

Alpine leather trousers

Lederhosen are traditional leather shorts with suspenders, associated with Bavaria and Alpine regions.

The garment features a front flap and decorative embroidery, worn historically by workers and now primarily at folk festivals and Oktoberfest celebrations: He bought lederhosen for the beer festival.

The word is German, literally "leather trousers."

garment

suspenders

Shoulder straps for trousers

waistband · buckles · costume · Alpine · traditional · Austrian · Germanic · shorts · trousers · chamois

bavarian

dirndl

Alpine peasant dress

Alps · pretzel · beer · bratwurst · sauerkraut · weissbier · Neuschwanstein · gemütlichkeit · oompah · polka

leather

hide

Conceal or pelt

tanning · full-grain · patina · vegetable-tanned · supple · cowhide · buckskin · softness · flexibility · dyed

craftsmanship

embroidery

Decorative stitching on fabric

bespoke · heirloom · traditional · tooling · apprenticeship · generational

Categories
Opposites
formality of attire

lederhosenmorning dress

Formal daytime ensemble

dress pants · tailcoat · court dress · ceremonial robes

material and construction

lederhosensweatpants

Casual athletic trousers

yoga pants · jeans · denim jeans · denim · linen pants

cultural association

lederhosenkimono

Wraparound Japanese garment

sari · dashiki · hanbok · business suit · streetwear

Family

hose, leather

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G