The Collection

In autumn 1993, the Land Berlin acquired the Marlene Dietrich estate, which had been brought together after Marlene Dietrich's death at Sotheby's New York from five different warehouses in Europe and the USA. With this estate the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen took on a collection unique in the world for both its scope and the nature of its.

Over 3,000 textile items from the twenties to the nineties, including 30 film- and 40 show costumes, by among others Jean Louis, Travis Banton, Edith Head, Eddie Schmidt.
1,000 individual items from her private wardrobe, 50 handbags, 150 pairs of gloves, by among others:
Elizabeth Arden, Balenciaga, Balmain, Chanel, Courrèges, Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain, Irene, Knize, Lee, Levis, Schiaparelli, Ungaro.

400 hats, 440 pairs of shoes by, among others: Agnés, Aprile, Cavanagh, Lilly Dache, Delman, Edouard, John Frederics, Massaro.

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