Evi Heigermoser and her husband Markus grew up in Trostberg and were members of the traditional costume club as children. They got married in traditional costume, “not in a dirndl,” says the 39-year-old, but in the black skirt costume.
The two boys have blonde, longer hair. The older one, called Done, is a talented plattler; he often came first in competitions - although he still had short hair back then. Since he wore it neck-length, his mom says, he got points deducted for it - and only came in fifth place in October 2023. The little brother, called Simmerl, also had to put up with comments. “He didn’t understand what he was supposed to have done wrong,’ says Evi. She teaches her children that appearances don't count. For her family, it was never about the ranking, but about the injustice and about the strange sayings.