1920s Rare Gold Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-pauline-trigere Unlined with an attached stiffened

Unlined with an attached stiffened top hip detailing

It is cut in a classic cocoon flapper shape

The bodice blouses over the torso and the sleeves are full and balloon to to a three button cuff

The pants have elastic at the waist and slip on to wear

It drapes dramatically to the floor from a high empire waist

1920s Rare Gold Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-pauline-trigere Unlined with an attached stiffenedThis 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