What do Germans wear clothing wise?

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CetaceanAngel

I don't think there is a massive difference in clothing, however I think there is a bit more variety from the hoodie, t-shirt, jeans combination and I don't think some brands that seem to be favourites with US teenagers (judging by the style forums) ie. Abercrombie, American Eagle, Hollister and Aeropostale are really widely on sale.
I wouldn't worry about it too much but if you want to do a little research, have a look on these German style forums, they do 'stylediaries' every month showcasing what people have worn throughout the month. Some people on there will be a little older than you though, so take that into account:
http://www2.glamour.de/glamour/glamunity/forum/viewtopic.php?t=163916&start=0
http://www.bym.de/forum/showthread.html?t=325068
Or have a browse around these forums, you can practice your German ;)
Also have a look on the original stylediary site and search by country:
http://mystylediary.stylehive.com/Search/UsersByCountry.aspx?Country=DE
Usually they list age so that should hopefully give you some ideas as well.
It's been a few years since I was a teenager but back then some shops around popular with teenagers were
Pimkie (usually on the cheap side):
http://www.pimkie.com/page-fall-trends.html
Orsay (not sure that's the website, looks a bit too grown up for what I remember):
http://web.orsay.com/
New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.de/pages/de/fashion.html
Clockhouse @ C&A:
http://www.cunda.de/
Esprit:
http://www.esprit.de/
Then there is obviously H&M and as mentioned before Mango and Miss Sixty but the last two tend to be more expensive.

vitaminpez

Miss Sixty, Mango, H&M, etc. They wear pretty much the same things we do. I think the only difference is here in the states we wear sneakers more than they do, so make sure you have a nice pair of shoes as well.

Kelle

The same clothes we wear.

Carly

Have lived in Germany since 1971 - graduated here in 1973 :-) Will you be on an exchange program, as in: attending a German school? Teenagers wear just about what American teenagers do - so, don't worry and enjoy your stay abroad!!

James P

You should wear lederhosen! You would be immediately accepted by the German people if you could sport a pair of their traditional clothes.

Jokes aside, if you know what to wear in the U.S., you'll know what to wear there.

Have fun in Germany!

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