1920s Rare Gold Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-stavropoulos You can see his future

You can see his future love of sequins in this piece

Both of which are hand painted on red silk chiffon on this amazing dress

This is a spectacular late 1930s

A gold thread is worked through the fabric so it has a wonderful sheen to it

1920s Rare Gold Gelatin Sequin Cap designer-stavropoulos You can see his futureThis 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