c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini Bust: 16" from side seam

Bust: 16" from side seam to side seam

The dress is made from a fine silk chiffon that has been covered in a dense pattern of glossy black jet tube and seed beads mixed with larger glass jet beads

It has its matching leather belt that slips through slits on each side and you can tie it a variety of way to create different effects

/  (8) Paco Rabanne with a model in one of his link dresses

Unlined and slips on to wear with a short painted metal zip at the back neck

c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini Bust: 16" from side seamThis hat is by Balenciaga and is an impossible find. I believe is actually from the menswear line from when Nicolas Ghesquire was the Creative Director for the brand. A version of it was worn multiple times by Carine Roitfeld during that season and into the next and I have spotted her wearing hers even up to the last couple of years. The hat is made out of a dark brown corduroy that is top stitched around the brim. It is intentionally slouchy and soft