Steireranzug#

Steireranzug, grey Loden suit with green lapels attached to the suit and green stripes on the trouser seams. It emerged in imitation of the professional dress of gamekeepers in the Styrian Salzkammergut and Eisenwurzen regions; it is a traditional costume which enjoyed great popularity among the aristocracy from the 19th century onwards and was used for hunts, during summer holidays and as a symbol of aristocracy. It soon became common among the bourgeoisie as well. After the First World War, the Steireranzug was popular in almost all Austrian provinces and was especially favoured during the era of the Corporate State. After 1945, the Steireranzug emerged as the "federal Austrian uniform" of the conservative classes. In colloquial German, the word "Steireranzug" was used synonymously for regional suit variations. These variations had been "invented" as a means to promote provincial identities during the 1920s (Carinthia, Salzburg) and in the decades following World War II (Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Tirol, Burgenland, Vorarlberg), but did not achieve as much success as the original despite official recommendations. Currently, modern variations of the Steireranzug are common in all Austrian provinces. Trachten.