According to Karl Lagerfeld, Coco Chanel derived her original inspiration for the Little Black Jacket from the Tyrolean uniform she spotted on a bellhop at Schloss Mittersill, a castle-cum-hotel in Salzburg, Austria.
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Marlene Dietrich dons a traditional Tyrolean hat and jacket, 1934.
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Veruschka heads for the hills in this Franco Rubartelli-lensed, Austro-inspired shoot for Vogue, October 1967.
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These are a few of our favorite things: a luxe take on lederhosen, as spotted in the lookbook for Olympia Le-Tan's Fall 2013 Schnitzel With Noodles collection.
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For Pucci's Fall 2011 offering, Peter Dundas channeled Tyrolean folklore and two Austrian beauties: Romy Schneider (specifically her turn in Sissi) and the nation's opulent palaces.
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The aforementioned Ms. Schneider in Sissi, a 1955 film based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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For their July nuptials, Paul Sevigny and Sophie Aschauer headed to the bride's lakeside hometown of Gmunden, Austria, where dirndls and lederhosen (and a sky-high wedding gift from artist Monsieur A) were de rigueur.
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A studio snap of a young Judy Garland, 1938.
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Vail, Colorado, couple George and Ellie Caulkins entertain in their Austrian-style home (wearing full Tyrolean finery), as lensed by Slim Aarons, 1967.
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Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri's darling take on Hansel & Gretel for Red Valentino's Fall 2013 offering.
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A promotional image of Bing Crosby and friend, circa 1950.
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Milliner extraordinaire Stephen Jones whipped up this Tyrolean topper for John Galliano's Fall 2003 spectacular.
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Stylist Caroline Sieber's July 2013 wedding to Fritz von Westenholz took guests to Vienna, where everyone from Christopher Kane to Emma Watson got into the local spirit.
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A pair of Canadian tourists take a break from ice-skating, St. Moritz, 1932.
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Delicate alpine flowers scattered across a frock at Valentino's Fall 2012 show.
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On December 2, Chanel will bring the latest in its extravagant Métiers d’Art destination collections to Salzburg—specifically the Schloss Leopoldskron, an 18th-century lakeside rococo palace. But Karl isn’t the only one with Austria on the brain: Backstage at Givenchy’s unabashedly sexy Spring show, Riccardo Tisci spoke about riffing on traditional Tyrolean costume (think dirndls, lederhosen, green felt hats, and folkloric details). The reference wasn’t a literal one, as evidenced by Tisci’s hints of skinny rock-and-roll leather trousers aplenty, but it could be felt in svelte lace-up bodices. Whether you’re taking the Tisci route or going full-on alpine, we’ve traced the style’s evolution over the years, from Coco Chanel herself right on up to Emma Watson.
