Traditional costume dispute over long-haired boys – outraged family cancels decades-long membership. Evi Heigermoser and her husband Markus grew up in Trostberg and were members of the traditional costume club as children.

They got married in traditional costume, “not in a dirndl,” says the 39-year-old, but in the black skirt costume. “That didn't give me peace of mind,’ says the big guy who used to step in when there weren't enough people at performances.