c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini Side pockets on each hip

Side pockets on each hip

I love how the sequins are applied in a flame design around bust

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

Jean Desses opened his couture house in 1937 and was a designated Haute Couture house under the official Chambre Syndicate de la Haute Couture

with at least 3" available inside the hem if you need longer

c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini Side pockets on each hipThis 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