handmade Bavaiaran Dirndle ( also spelled Durdle) dress, Waist 34 in. , length 55.5 in. Brick red with striped trim and cuffs, long tie belt attached to dress. Backside zipper. Possibly a nylon blend knit fabric. Mid century c. 1960s- 1970s 60s 70s hand made Bavarian dirndle Maxi Dress, durdle austrian peasant farm dress, mid century cocktail dress, Ladies estatewear, ladies vintage wear, Madrigal Renaissance Style Vintage dress, Ladies wearables, bohemian Bavarian Style Dirndle dress, handmade dress, fun fashion, Renaissance Faire clothing costume, 1800s style Alpine Swiss Dirndle peasant dress, 3 A DIRNDLE dress was traditionally worn by women and girls in Austria, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Alpine regions of Italy The word dirndl originates from the term 'diernen'. That's what the women who worked on farms in Bavaria and Austria were known as in the 19th century.