Die Krawatte is a small, elegant vendor of made-to-measure clothing and quality accessories. It is…read morelocated along the pedestrian walk in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is a gem. This is where men and women seeking the best of the best in clothes can find them. I was impressed on my first visit, but knowing my limitations I returned with a friend. She is an amateur seamstress and well qualified to appraise the quality of the workmanship at Die Krawatte. She was flabbergasted with the quality. Pulling a few items at random, she explained a number of details that manufactured clothing, even very expensive stuff, rarely or never includes (generally because of the complexity of the details or because of the number of steps involved in the manufacturing process for such details). Examples are silk connecting fabric where seams diverge at the bottom of a shirt tail, stitching details around button holes, and collar construction. I learned a lot. I bought a few shirts, with different collar styles, fabrics, and cuff types. Each was made to my measurements and detail selections. They are also monogrammed at the tails, which is kind of fun. All of their suits are hand stitched and hand cut. You chose the fabrics and colors and details. There are a myriad of details that add up to a wonderful experience. I spent some very enjoyable time learning about suit construction, fitting and measuring, and selecting fabrics in their upstairs dressing and sample area. I selected a grey suit with a few understated custom touches and a pair of dark brown handmade shoes along with other appropriate accessories. It took about two weeks to get the shoes. The suit and shirts arrived after a month. Another fitting session ensued, for each item, and small alterations perfected the look. All of these items are among my favorite and most comfortable. If you feel uncomfortable or stuffy in your dress clothes, or if you just want quality without compromise, you should visit Die Krawatte. There is no comparison to a brand name suit (even a nice one) and a suit made just for your body. They speak English and German, have wonderful taste, and experts, and make the process fun. Their excitement is infectious and the results are outstanding. I love wearing these clothes. They have my measurements on file, to my joy. All my future fine clothing needs are just an e-mail and a small shipping charge away!

If you're in Oberammergau and are in the market for lederhosen or a dirndl (and who isn't?)…read moreTrachten-Werner is your place. They have several locations in Southern Bavaria (here, Fussen, Mittenwald and Bad Worishofen) and are kind of a department store for traditional clothing. Everything is here - kids, women and men's sections and a huge selection of styles, sizes and price points. For men they have a "complete suit" special which includes lederhosen, shoes, socks and a shirt for €199. Women's clothing ranges from high end handmade to much more reasonable (but still good quality). You won't find cheap costume skank-dirndls in leopard print for €30 here - but you will find something to make you look gorgeous for the next Oktoberfest! We scored a great embroidered shirt for the Mister (on sale!) and a pretty necklace for me. Great store!

I had the best experience here. I knew when I visited Munich that I wanted to buy a quality Dirndl…read moreat a reasonable price. We were staying in Old Town and I got the impression you could really only find very expensive, designer ones or touristy, low quality ones. After a lot of research, I saw Trachten Rausch come up multiple times. I walked to the store and was immediately greeted by a young saleswoman who figured out my size quickly and whisked me away to a small changing room. She brought a few options, helped me in and out of them and we settled on two final options - both reasonably priced (do not expect to spend less than 150 euro on anything quality). I chose the one I wanted and was rung up and out the door. Both sales women I spoke with spoke excellent English and didn't make me feel bad about my very poor German speaking skills. This was an excellent experience - the dirndls are beautiful and I'm excited to wear mine!

I left this place an honest review on Google and instead of learning from the feedback, they…read moreaccused me of being a competitor. Trust me when I say women get good service here and English speaking men are out of luck. The service is rushed and pressured. The male employee was pushy and didn't even know how to size me. I shopped multiple stores in Munich and found Angermaier near Marienplatz to be amazing. The selection for both men and women was fantastic. The employees are friendly and educated. The prices are not low end but they have mid and upper level stuff. I don't write reviews to punish a business, but I know there are people like me who want the full Oktoberfest experience and buying traditional clothes in a foreign country is confusing. My experience was bad here and world class somewhere else.