Swiss President Viola Amherd was a guest at the Swiss National Costume Festival in Zurich, which attracted around 100,000 festival-goers over the last three days. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. Wearing a pink trouser suit, instead of a traditional Swiss costume, Amherd joked about the appearance of former president Alain Berset at Zurich’s Street Parade last summer. “He put a feather boa around his neck and was therefore appropriately dressed,” she said. + National costumes show off Swiss diversity However, the effort involved in the traditional costume festival is significantly greater. “That's why I admire your costumes all the more,” said Amherd to the traditional costume clubs and traditional groups on Bürkliplatz. “This weekend, traditional costume life shines.” The costumes from all regions are a celebration of diversity. “In a time when polarisation and settling scores are happening everywhere, it is all the more important to put something like ...
