1920s Hand Made Beaded Skull Cap Flapper Cloche Hat designer-todd-oldham Made of a good weight

Made of a good weight cotton

it closes with a low back painted metal zipper

The bottom is a wide skirt effect pant so that depending on how you stand it appears to be a maxi skirt

From the 1987 collection "Secrets of the Nile" is this beautiful gown that is a combination of silk organza that has been hand painted

1920s Hand Made Beaded Skull Cap Flapper Cloche Hat designer-todd-oldham Made of a good weightThis is a pretty flapper cloche or skull cap that is completely hand beaded. It is getting harder and harder to find really exceptional pieces from this time period so when you do you know it is special! It is a pretty combination of seed and tube beads with little "pearl" beads mixed in. The hand work is easy to see from the interior and the beads densely cover the surface. The metallic hued interior of the beads have oxidized overtime giving the cap