https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Karl Lagerfeld will stage Chanel’s latest Métiers d’art collection in Salzburg next week, and his accompanying film stars Pharrell Williams and British model Cara Delevingne as reincarnations of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife Elisabeth, popularly known as Sisi. (Updated with released film) https://www.thelocal.at/20141124/pharrell-williams-as-emperor-franz-joseph Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:52:00 +0100 pharrell-williams-as-emperor-franz-joseph More than six million people will attend this year’s Oktoberfest in Munich - the world’s biggest beer festival - and many of them will dress in traditional Tracht such as Dirndls, or Lederhosen. https://www.thelocal.at/20140924/graz-designer-pushes-the-boundaries-of-tracht Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:30:00 +0200 graz-designer-pushes-the-boundaries-of-tracht It was that time of year again for fashion lovers in Vienna. The Vienna fashion week came and went. Luckily, we have highlights of what went down. https://www.thelocal.at/20140922/viennas-fashion-week-turns-a-few-heads Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:46:00 +0200 viennas-fashion-week-turns-a-few-heads Austrian fashion designer Lena Hoschek, 33, is known for her nostalgic 1950’s inspired dresses and an emphasis on classic cuts and flattering, hourglass silhouettes. https://www.thelocal.at/20140711/lena-hoschek Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:04:00 +0200 lena-hoschek