29 - RENÉ WELLER - Traditional costume set made of deerskin for Oktoberfest, ca. 1997, worn and from René Weller’s personal collection; a custom-tailored two-piece traditional costume consisting of leather pants with knee straps and a leather jacket by “Leder Hierl, Bad Reichenhall,’ featuring René Weller’s embroidered initials ‘RW’ on the back of the jacket and on the right side of the pant leg, as well as his first name ‘René’ embroidered on the cross-seam. Signs of age and wear. FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MARIA WELLER.

RENÉ WELLER - Traditional costume set made of deerskin for Oktoberfest, ca. 1997, worn and from René Weller’s personal collection; a custom-tailored two-piece traditional costume consisting of leather pants with knee straps and a leather jacket by “Leder Hierl, Bad Reichenhall,’ featuring René Weller’s embroidered initials ‘RW’ on the back of the jacket and on the right side of the pant leg, as well as his first name ‘René’ embroidered on the cross-seam. Signs of age and wear. FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MARIA WELLER. *The suspenders still feature the original admission ribbons for the Käfer tent, as well as one labeled “CGSC 1997, Bavaria Lounge, Grand Slam.” He collected the Oktoberfest admission wristbands as mementos of fond memories, such as the time he spent in the Käfer tent, where he was invited annually by his friend Michael Käfer.