Tag Archives: Tirol

Back to School!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

xxVintage photos of school children found in Innsbruck, Austria.

This is the week when summer ends, just a little bit too soon, regardless of calendar and weather — local schools are back in session. I have stacks of summer alpine images waiting to be shared and will try my best to work in a few more seasonal posts before it is undeniably autumn.

Posted in Lifestyle, Vintage Style | Tagged Austria, Innsbruck, Tirol, Tracht, Tyrol, Vintage Photo | Leave a comment

100 Years: Fieberbrunn Ski Racing Club

Posted on May 1, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

This real photo postcard found in Innsbruck is from 1914, making it one of the older images in my collection. To the best of my understanding, this is a ski racing club from Fierberbrunn in the Tyrol region of Austria.

The armbands are curious to me and I am wondering if they are athletic in nature or have something to do with the onset of World War I? Does anyone have any knowledge or thoughts?

Posted in Ski, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style | Tagged Austria, Fierberbrunn, Tirol, Tyrol, Vintage Postcard | Leave a comment

Travel: Kitzbühel for the Hahnenkamm

Posted on January 17, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

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Well, this isn’t what I had planned. But due to lack of snow in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the women’s World Cup races there have been cancelled. So with less than a week before race events commence, I find myself scrambling to track down lodging in a booked-solid Kitzbühel, Austria for what is undoubtedly the most celebrated race stop on the World Cup circuit – the Hahnenkamm!

I will miss seeing the women race but this is an exciting turn of events and am looking forward to watching the range of disciplines (super-g, slalom and of course, downhill), intense race course and fervent crowds. Perhaps sharing these vintage hotel labels will help channel a vacant room my way! If you have any recommendations or tips for this resort town, please do share. . .

Posted in Art & Graphics, Ski, Ski Areas, Ski Racing, Snowboard, Travel | Tagged Austria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Hahnenkamm, Kitzbuehel, Tirol, Vintage Hotel Label, Vintage Luggage Label | Leave a comment

Tracht: Original Alpine Style

Posted on August 8, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

Family portrait found in an antique picture frame.

Vintage postcard featuring a family from the Stubaital region of Tirol, Austria.

The funicular in the background could be a good clue to location.

Is this a wedding photo? Or just a portrait of an affluent couple? From Bad Aussee in the Styria region of Austria.

Traditional costume characteristic of mountainous Bavaria and Tyrol often serves as the iconic foundation for contemporary alpine-specific style and is responsible for endless beloved motifs. Tracht signifies region (such as Berchtesgaden), community (most often rural), economic standing and occasion (holiday, mourning). I remain in awe of the artistic nature and exquisite handicraft involved in this garb.

Most of these images are found vintage photos – I would love to know country and region of origin. If anyone has knowledge of this topic – please share with a comment.