Whether you're headed to an oktoberfest or cultural festival -- or just kicking around your apartment and re-enacting Ricola commercials with your friends (hey, stranger things have happened!), don't get caught with your short pants down and without a quality lederhosen costume.

Outfit yourself in the fine tradition of yodelers from atop the Swiss Alps, merry Bavarian beer-meisters, and other proud Germanic peoples by sporting their cultural costume of choice. Complete with a pair of short pants held up by H-front suspenders to be worn over a white shirt (included) and a small, jaunty Alpine-feathered hat, all you need are some white, nylon knee socks to complete this fun and festive look.

For an even more authentic look, put on a pair of wooden clogs for that "from-the-Old-Country" look and polish it off with a stein or tankard of strong ale... Or cider, if that's your thing.