Oktoberfest Portraits

The Oktoberfest in Munich has become the most famous folk and beer festival in the world. At the end of the 90s and especially in the course of the 2000s, the Oktoberfest, parallel to its growing popularity, turned more and more into a kind of Bavarian costume festival. The spectrum of this clothing ranges from low cost traditional costume fabric cover-ups, cheap mass-produced costumes to more expensive fashionable creations with a traditional flair. Even fringe groups benefit from the diversity of costuming at Oktoberfest, these wear their "own" traditional costume, no matter how extreme or different. However, you can still see the original traditional clothing that exists apart from fashion and are typical of certain regions and traditions. However, this type of traditional costume clothing is rarely seen or only on a few days. Particularly noticeable at the Oktoberfest are the colorful fairground and beer tent crowd and the rampant consumption of alcohol, which is not without consequences. It is a continuous state of exception that lasts for more than two weeks. All these aspects together form a unique frame for the portrayed people, who are ultimately the most interesting thing about this folk festival.