Vera Fokina

Vera Fokina was a Russina ballet dancer of the early 1900s. I love her Eastern-style costumes designed by Léon Bakst, they are just so fablous with strings and strings of pearls draped across the bodices and huge sweeping feathers! So very opulent! This piece below is inspired by Vera and her fantastic costumes. It can be worn either as a hair comb or as a decorative brooch for a dress and is made of a central raw silk Cambodian rose with strings of freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals, these are balanced by a sweeping ostrich feather at the top.