Lederhosen are leather pants or breeches with suspenders and flats that end above the knee. Pants that end below the knee are called briefs. In German, lederhosen means leather pants. Lederhosen has its origins in Alpine Germany. They were mostly worn by German men who worked strenuous jobs that required hard work. Lederhosen leather was a durable, long-lasting, and indestructible material that could make hard-working men go through almost anything during a work day. The general population of Germany does not wear leather pants. It was worn primarily by workers in Bavaria, Tyrol in western Austria, northern Italy, and Alpine Germany. Throughout history, manufacturers have tried to think of new ways to wear lederhosen for everyday wear. In Europe they were worn by outdoor enthusiasts during hunting and riding expeditions. In the 1970s they dropped suspenders and drop-down flats and gave leather pants two vertical double zippers and sold them as sportswear in Europe.
The origin of the use of lederhosen as costumes in many festivities began in 1880 in Munich, Germany. Due to the durability of leather, men generally wore the leather pants outdoors for festivals, hikes, beer gardens, and gardening. Men were the main participants in the use of leather pants because they were equated with the strength and virility of strong men. While men wore cowboy hats in America and kilts in Scotland, Bavarian men wore leather pants. Today, men and women wear lederhosen to festivities and as Halloween costumes all over the world.
Favorite places to wear a lederhosen costume are Oktoberfest and Halloween festivities. They are great costumes to wear because they are different from most traditional witch, vampire, and werewolf costumes. They are also comfortable and stylish in long white suspenders and socks, brown shoes, and an alpine hat with a feather. Couples can wear lederhosen costumes to Oktoberfest or Halloween parties and be the life of the party. Women can wear bright red lederhosen, Beer Stein bar maid outfits with black suspenders, white shirt, long white leggings, black shoes and an alpine hat with a red feather in true Bavarian style, together with their partner wearing the lederhosen traditional men’s clothing. Couples can also shop for affordable leather costumes online, where they will find many Halloween costume deals.
Oktoberfest in Germany is fifteen days of entertainment while drinking beer, eating pretzels and sausages, while singing great German songs. It gives partygoers a feeling of nostalgia as they go back in time to a place where drinking beer and singing was an everyday thing. Oktoberfest became popular with the rest of the world and now most cities have an Oktoberfest. Most Oktoberfest gatherings around the world only last one to three days. Singles and couples can attend these extravagances or find Halloween parties in their own neck of the woods wearing an authentic Lederhosen costume. There will be a lot of Halloween fun in the best Halloween lederhosen costumes of the season.
