1940s Rare Bes-Ben Butterfly & Leaf Cloche Hat designer-jean-paul-gaultier Shoulders: 19" but meant to

Shoulders: 19" but meant to drop off shoulder

This inner bodice is covered int he same fabric so you get an interesting depth to the pattern through the top

The skirt flares out and has miles and miles of hand screened silk chiffon

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-MED

if not all pieces with that label are one of a kind and were fitted to the client

1940s Rare Bes-Ben Butterfly & Leaf Cloche Hat designer-jean-paul-gaultier Shoulders: 19" but meant toThis is an incredibly rare and wondrous hat from the famed Milliner Benjamin B. Green Field, who was known as "The mad Hatter" and was the genius behind the Bes Ben label. The Bes Ben hats are perhaps the most coveted amongst hat lovers and the crazier the hat the better. He was known for his fantastical and outrageous creations and used objects and materials never before used in hat making. Even at the time his hats cost from $37 to $1000, remarkable