1
: a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt
2
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
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Klum wore a red and white dirndl —a traditional dress featuring a lace-up bodice and wide apron skirt.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Right Clothes Tourists and locals alike don lederhosen and dirndls at Oktoberfest.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Wear your German lederhosen or dirndls.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Following the teaser trailer for Emerald Fennell’s very steamy Wuthering Heights, eagle-eyed fans remarked on the (somewhat inaccurate) historical dress, which ranged from Oktoberfest dirndl-core to Vivienne Westwood-esque wedding gowns.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Right Clothes Tourists and locals alike don lederhosen and dirndls at Oktoberfest.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Wear your German lederhosen or dirndls.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Following the teaser trailer for Emerald Fennell’s very steamy Wuthering Heights, eagle-eyed fans remarked on the (somewhat inaccurate) historical dress, which ranged from Oktoberfest dirndl-core to Vivienne Westwood-esque wedding gowns.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Dirndl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirndl. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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dirndl
noun
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
Etymology
a shortened form of German Dirndlkleid, literally, "girl's dress," from Dirndl "girl" and Kleid "dress"
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