c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini / (8) Paco Rabanne with

/  (8) Paco Rabanne with a model in one of his link dresses

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

Unlined and slips on to wear with a short painted metal zip at the back neck

I love the caped back that tops the ling a flowing skirt

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

c. 2009 Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Dark Brown Corduroy Hat designer-oleg-cassini / (8) Paco Rabanne withThis 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