1970s Cut Velvet Thea Porter Gown designer-balenciaga The bodice is sleek and

The bodice is sleek and simple with a V that goes right to the high empire waist

It does have a matching belt made of the same fabric that is not pictured but will be included

Amazing and in unworn

The sleeves are really amazing - they are to the elbow and made to pouf

1970s Cut Velvet Thea Porter Gown designer-balenciaga The bodice is sleek andThea Porters pieces are amazing! Like their Ossie Clark counterparts they are cut to really transform once on a body. Thea based her designs on the fabrics and how it moved and draped. She then designed a dress to suit the woman who would wear it and to really highlight the chosen fabric. She chose the fabrics she was drawn to on a personal basis then built her collections around them. This is an excellent example of just that. The base fabric is cut