The fashion known as Altdeutsche Tracht, "old German" dress or costume (also known as Deutsche Nationaltracht, "German national costume"), became popular in Germany between 1813 and 1815, during the time of what is in German historiography known as the Befreiungskriege, the "liberation wars", the last years of the Napoleonic Wars.
During the liberation wars, which were the last years of the Napoleonic Wars, Altdeutsche Tracht and Deutsche Nationaltracht became popular in Germany between 1813 and 1815. These styles of dress or costume are also known as "old German" attire.