Horsetail & Leather Headdress with Silk Veil

Description

Moulded Leather Skull cap & headpiece in a ‘Melting Candle’ layered design finished with ‘Bordeaux’ horsetail hair. The piece is adorned with the Silk Tulle ‘Death Moth’ veil

There are 7 adjustable strap & buckle closures on this headdress to ensure exact & accurate fitting. The multiple closures allow for both comfort & guarantee that the headdress will stay exactly in place.

The Silk Veil slots effortlessly over the Horsetail hair & sits in place on top of the skull cap, the embroidered opening for the tail has a 3 button & loop closure for perfect fit.

Silk Embroidered Veil: The ‘Death Moth’ embroidery design is the most detailed of creative free hand drawn work from the Steph Aman portfolio. In this design on Silk Chiffon, each embroidered detail of the Moth Wings is first embroidered then cut through to create ‘open work’ embroidery & individually finished by hand.  The Moth wings also create the border around the veil giving a more fluid & flattering feel to the veil. 

Free hand-drawn embroidery on silk chiffon and intricate all over cut work, classic in its style, adapted & re worked as part of the Seville + Aman Couture collections.

The hand finishing & embroidery on this veil takes in excess of 25 hours.

Skull cap Headdress fitting: The moulded skull cap with scalloped edge, 15cm in diameter with 13cm stem rising from the crown. The stem holds the horsetail rigidly in place. The complete headpiece is held in place with shaped strap around forehead & adjustable strap & buckles on centre front, 2 on side of head & 3 on centre back of head. Also adjustable with strap & buckle Chin strap. All pressure & weight is emanating from the crown/stem which is re-enforced on the inside with a brass ring so all the weight of the piece is evenly balanced on the head. 

Both the Leather headdress & the Silk Veil can be worn separately. 

Materials: 

100% Leather Body Skull cap & Head piece,  created with snakeskin, backed & lined with smooth 2 mm Saddlery leather 

100% English dressed Horsetail hair, Length of hair including stem : 60 cm ( 23 inch)

100% Silk Chiffon Veil

Specialist Leather and Silk Clean Only

Created & Produced in London