1920s Rare Silver Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-jean-patou The body of the dress

The body of the dress is cut loose and draped with a low skirt

For all it's weight it is surprisingly comfortable once on

Suitable for the collector or twenties enthusiast this little beauty is no longer perfect but still wearable and an excellent and rare example of day wear form the period

It is almost architectural in is strict cut and immaculate seaming & construction

1920s Rare Silver Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-jean-patou The body of the dressThis is a rare Juliet cap made in the 1920s. What makes it remarkable are two things. First it is made of gelatin sequins which are rarer and harder to find in such extraordinary condition. The gelatin will actually melt if it encounters heat or water. Second most of these are made on netting this gives the sequins a base upon which to apply them. This one (and the other found with it) was made by hand applying sequin after sequin on a cotton cording