#Königsmutter (The King’s Mother)

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This black and golden dress was first worn by Sunnyi Melles as Königsmutter (The King’s Mother) in Die kluge Bauerntochter (The Peasant’s Wise Daughter), the eighth movie of the second season of fairytale anthology series Sechs auf einen Streich (Finest Fairy Tales).

It was worn again by Ulrike Krumbiegel as the king’s sister Edeltraud in Die goldene Gans (The Golden Goose), the tenth movie in the Märchenperlen series.

The dress might originate even earlier from an East German movie or series produced by DEFA since it shown as an example in an article on costumes by a DEFA fan website. However, it has not been found yet and the website doesn’t name sources, so whether this claim is true remains uncertain.

The picture’s file name hints to it being owned by costume house Theaterkunst at one time but while the other costume in the picture can still be found in their online showroom, this dress is not cataloged there. The costume house says that the website is only an excerpt of their work and so it remains unclear whether the dress is still among their stock.

Costume Credit: Wardrobeoftime

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