Rare 1950s Couture Christian Dior Glass Berries Hat designer-janice-wainwright Item# DD1862

Item# DD1862

You see the occasional "made in France" or an old sizing tag but to have a fully labeled piece is wonderful

The top has that classic rounded shoulder and slim cut

Bodice: 13" from top of bodice to top of waist band + 4" band

Length: 38"

Rare 1950s Couture Christian Dior Glass Berries Hat designer-janice-wainwright Item# DD1862If you collect hats you will be thrilled to see this little beauty as it is just exceptional. I am dating this to the early 1950s and I have to admit that I have not seen a hat this wonderful before. The cap base is made of a woven palm leaf that has been hand dyed red. Onto this are little burst of berries. Each hand placed. What is remarkable is that each of this berries is actually a small glass ball painted red. They are set so that they move and