GERMANY-TRADITION-OKTOBERFEST-LEATHER-TROUSERS

Leather tailor Franz Stangassinger stitches a traditional design on leather trousers in his shop in Berchtesgadenin, southern Germany, on August 18, 2010. Leather tailor master Stangassinger, one of the few tradesmen for traditional Bavarian leather trousers, produces more than 250 pieces per year for customers from all over the world: He has clients not only in Bavaria and the rest of Germany, but also in the US, Japan, Australia and China. Four weeks before the world known Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich kicks off, Stangassinger's workshop is in full swing. The price for traditional leather trousers from Stangassinger's manufactory starts at about 600 euros for a short "Lederhose" (leather trousers). AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)