About Rosmarie Henke

Rosmarie Henke is a traditional costume tailor from Aschau am Inn, well known to traditional costume wearers in Bavaria as a long-standing traditional costume carer in Gauverband I. She has also been running dirndl and bodice sewing courses for 25 years.

"Already in Gauverband 1 I demonstrated my passion for Bavarian traditional costume, countless seminars, training courses and events in hundreds of clubs that I carried out during my almost twenty years in office in the Gauverband.

In 2005 I received the District Medal of the Upper Bavaria District for my commitment to Bavarian costume in the field of culture and monument preservation.

More than 25 years ago I had the idea of passing on my knowledge in order to revive dirndl dresses, traditional costumes and Bavarian costume in general.

Broadcast Bavarian Television

To mark the 20th anniversary of the sewing courses for dirndls, traditional bodices and spencer, Bavarian television showed a report on the dirndl, traditional bodices and spencer sewing course with Rosmarie Henke in the program “Swabia and Old Bavaria”.

Watch this video of Rosmarie Henke to learn more about her.

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