(1. refers to top row, 2. to bottom row):
In the regions of Bavaria where the population is divided between the two main religions, the Catholics and Protestants can be told apart by their costume. In general the former prefer bright colors, while the latter opt for colors that are darker. A Catholic's hat will be decorated with yellow and green ribbons; the Protestant's with black. Young Catholic peasants still tend to wear red jackets, which the Protestant now consider to be unfashionable. Women's hats and headdresses, however, do not vary according to religious belief. The pelzkappe, for example, a round cap of otter-skin, decorated with a little piece of embroidered material (1.7) has been worn by German women for many years. Another type of headdress consists of a small bonnet with a curved base, fastened by straps under the chin (1.1. & 17 and 2.25). A variation of this is the Phrygian bonnet, either with wings (1.2 & 16) or simply decorated with ribbons (1.11). The women in 1.4 and 2.24 have both framed their faces with a pieces of material, but have tied them  differently on  their foreheads. The lady in 1.9 is wearing a bonnet that sticks out at the front of the head; similar types of bonnet, in 2.22 & 23, have visors made from tulle. The Serbian woman's bonnet in 1.14 is also similar but for the crown, which is made of embroidered silk rather than cloth. Some women from southern Bavaria wear a piece of dark material on their heads that they turn into a type of bonnet, as in 2.20. Beneath their chemises, which have half-length sleeves, Bavarian women wear corsets - generally with a V-neckline.

These are worn with fichus made from printed cotton, normally with a red background and a flowered pattern. On feast days, these are replaced by finely embroidered white handkerchiefs (2.22 & 23). Fichus can either be knotted tightly or loosely at the nape of the neck (1.4, 7, & 17 and 2.20, 24 & 25). Jackets are brightly colored with padded, puffed sleeves. Dresses are tightly pleated and normally mid-calf length. Again they tend to be brightly colored, as are the aprons: bright red, carmine, green and blue being popular. On feast days silk aprons are worn, decorated with lace and ribbons. Normally peasants dress simply in a jacket without cut or tails, but on Sundays they wear a dark blue moring-coat with an upright collar and silver buttons. The waist- coat, which is normally bright red, is decorated with colored silk in between the metal buttons. In fact, the metal buttons are coins and on a night of revelry will be cut off the morning coat or waistcoat as payment. Many men now wear trousers, though there are some who still adhere to the traditional lederhosen