1960s Hand Applied Gold Cord & Mirrors on Black Velvet Tunic Top Unlabeled and Fabulous It is then top stitched

It is then top stitched over the ribbons all the way around the crown and brim

It has an almost monastic feel to it but with his full skirted look that he was doing during this time period

It is cut almost as if it was turned upside down before the label was placed into it to denote which side should go up

Sleeves: 15" from shoulder seam to hem

It has the same shoulder treatment and very similar cut

1960s Hand Applied Gold Cord & Mirrors on Black Velvet Tunic Top Unlabeled and Fabulous It is then top stitchedI have no background on this top but it is all done by hand and is quite fabulous. The base is a black cotton velvet and I love the shape of the entire top. The sleeves end just above the wrist and the flare out and are rounded at their cuffs, curving upwards on the inside part of the sleeve. This same curved feel is done on the hem that curves down at the front and back and then up at the sides in the same way that the sleeves do. Onto the velvet is