Austrian designs luxury lederhosen line

An Austrian designer is taking orders for personalized luxury lederhosen and recently sold a diamond-studded pair for £77,000 ($114,000).

Christian Wohlmuther, who owns a clothing business that sells traditional Austrian attire based in Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, said the cost of his creations varies depending on the decoration.



Those interested can choose from an array of stones, including garnets, rubies, emeralds and diamonds, that are then mounted on buttons made either of sterling silver, gold or platinum.

Wohlmuther, who works with a local jeweller in the Styrian town of Liezen, said his first pair of luxury lederhosen - decorated with 166 diamonds - went to a German buyer who lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, earlier this summer. He said he hopes to attract more interest from that region, as well as from Russia.