After further research this morning, around Munich...
There are lots of large-hipped Bayerisch women, and quite a few wear dirndls. The ways that they seem to make this work is (a) that the pleats on larger-sized dirndl-dresses are deeper, so don't "break" in quite the same way, and (b) women here cleverly break up the vertical transition between waist and hips by accessorizing with something with a strong horizontal line, typically a decorative contrasting apron which hangs down in front and makes a breakline around the back, so the hips don't seem to stick out.
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Date: 2005-09-09 06:57 am (UTC)There are lots of large-hipped Bayerisch women, and quite a few wear dirndls. The ways that they seem to make this work is (a) that the pleats on larger-sized dirndl-dresses are deeper, so don't "break" in quite the same way, and (b) women here cleverly break up the vertical transition between waist and hips by accessorizing with something with a strong horizontal line, typically a decorative contrasting apron which hangs down in front and makes a breakline around the back, so the hips don't seem to stick out.