“Kids in lederhosen and dirndls? What is this,” I hear you ask, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?” As a matter of fact, for centuries, children across the world wore the clothes of their parents – hard-wearing work clothes for everyday wear which could be adapted to fit changes in body shape. After all, poor Bavarian farmers couldn’t afford take their children to the tailor’s every year and their wives barely had time to keep up with all the taking up and in, all the sewing tears and the darning socks. Clothes for children had to be no-fuss and pragmatic.
So in the same way that young British or American boys were given shorts that could be let down as their legs got longer, Bavarian boys got lederhosen with the characteristic H-shaped buckled braces we know today: as the boys got taller, the straps could be lengthened. This – along with the buttons on the knee hem and the lacing at the back of the waist – may seem like quaint-but-authentic details today, but were once what made these pieces so long-lasting, allowing them to expand upwards and outwards with their wearers. The corset of a dirndl, too, could be tied wider and wider as girls got fuller and fuller.
Nowadays, you will see children wearing traditional Bavarian clothes, but for completely different reasons. Mainly, parents like to dress their kids up in Bavarian Trachten outfits for high and holy days, for weddings and christenings, and for outings to popular fairgrounds. The kids love it – they get to wear the same grown-up clothes as mum and dad – and the parents do too: after all, there’s nothing cuter than kids dressed up as mini-me-style adults, right?
That’s why we are now stocking a full range of children’s lederhosen, dirndls, and suitable accessories. For the little lads, we’ve got everything from real leather breeches and matching shirts through to pint-sized lederhosen shoes and even diminutive satin waistcoats. 
We haven’t forgotten the little ladies, either, who can go for anything from exquisite floral pattern dirndls through to denim lederhosen-style shorts and t-shirts depending on their tastes!
So if you’re planning to take your kids to the Oktoberfest for a fun day out while you’re in Munich or you’ve been invited with your family to a genuine Bavarian celebration, make sure you take a look at our range of Bavarian outfits for children: there’ll be fun photos to share with all the family and, perhaps, a misty-eyed Bavarian looking on in delight.