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<br>Female tourists have been slammed for 'dirtying up' Oktoberfest by walking around 'paralytic' wearing 'porno dresses' that expose their cleavage - and Aussie girls have been slammed as the worst.<br><br>The harsh criticism came from a Munich-based crime author, who accused scantily-clad Oktoberfest revellers of over-sexualising the annual event.<br><br>In an interview with The Times, the author asked why so many people felt the need to poorly imitate the traditional Bavarian dress - specifically Australians and Italians.<br><br><br><br><br>The number of people wearing traditional Bavarian outfits at the world's most popular beer festival, which starts on September 22, has surged over the past 10 years (stock)<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Oktoberfest revellers have been accused of over-sexualising the annual event and using it as a chance to wear 'porno dresses'. Model Alessandra Geissel seen enjoying the beer festival in 2012 (left) and another woman seen drinking a beer in 2013 (right)<br><br>'With the young women it often looks like porno dresses, short and low-cut and cheap material,' he said. <br><br>'It has nothing to do with identity.'     <br><br><br><br><br>RELATED ARTICLES<br><br>Previous<br><br>1<br><br>Next<br><br><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: Cocaine dealing bikini model fails to have jail... Defiant pub landlord slammed by ad watchdog over 'German... <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br><br>Share<br><br><br>The number of people wearing traditional Bavarian outfits at the world's most popular beer festival, which starts on September 22, has surged over the past 10 years.<br><br>Franz Thalhammer, 70, a former chairman of Munich's Georgenstoana Baierbrunn folk group, said it was a shame that costumes were being denigrated.  <br><br><br><br><br>Some Germans believe the traditions of Oktoberfest have been cheapened by the imitations of Bavarian outfits. Women partying at last year's celebration (pictured)<br><br>'A dirndl is something nice, it can make almost anyone pretty. But some of the dresses you see these days are crazy,' he said.<br><br>'You go in a tent and it's full of paralytic Australians and Italians and they've forked out €250 [£224] for a complete Bavarian outfit and think they're Bavarians. It's as if I'd walk around half-naked and say I'm Australian.'<br><br><br><br><br>Waitress holding four Mass beer jugs at Oktoberfest in Munich last year<br><br><br><br><br><br>Franz Thalhammer, 70, a former chairman of Munich's Georgenstoana Baierbrunn folk group, said it was a shame that costumes were being denigrated<br><br>After the author  [https://internncraft.com/ tante sange] made his controversial claim, many people took to social media to share their differing views, with some sharing comments on Daily Mail Australia.<br><br>'"'You go in a tent and it's full of paralytic Australians and Italians" what does he expect it's a beer festival and good to see the Aussies keeping up the tradition,' one person wrote. <br><br>'They look really good and enjoying themselves. Seen more exposure on the red carpet especially the older ones who seem to want to be noticed,' another person said.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>A third person added, 'No matter what, someone somewhere is going to be offended by something. What a miserable sodding bunch we humans have become.'<br><br>British fancy dress shops said that customers now want 'sexier' items as opposed to the traditional outfits.<br><br>Ulku Stephanides, who has run the Carnival Store in Kensington, west London, said: 'For women, we have either knee-length or shorter than knee-length dresses. People used to have a normal size. Now, because models are wearing these costumes, the girls come to the shop and they say: 'I want to look sexy'.'<br><br><br><br><br><br>Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number of people wearing the traditional Bavarian attire. Pictured: A woman drinking a beer as the crowd looks on <br><br>Ms Stephanides, 55, said while locals preferred knee-length skirts, the cut of dress around the cleavage was more exposed.<br><br>She said: 'They have their boobs out.' <br><br>Although that trend was not confined to Germany, she told the Times her British customers also wanted to express themselves.<br><br><br><br><br>A group of three girls smile as they hold up their large glasses of beer at last year's celebration<br><br>Ms Stephanides added: 'That's the new generation. Last week I was serving one girl; she was like the Queen of Sheba. She was buying a costume for £20 and taking photographs to show friends on Instagram. She said: 'I don't look sexy enough. I have to go to Germany, to Oktoberfest'.'<br><br>Around 6.2 million people attended [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?sel=site&searchPhrase=Oktoberfest Oktoberfest] last year, where 7.5 million one litre glasses of beer were drunk. Britons were among the top ten visitors to the annual festival, which has been running since the 1800s.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Germany<br><br>