!!!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 19%%sup th/%  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.


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