Rare 1969-75 Thea Porter Couture Embroidered Silk Organza & Gold Metallic Dress w Balloon Sleeves Sold Archive It closes with the buttons

It closes with the buttons at the front and with hidden hook & eye

Further references of this print and gown that can be found in the book: The Art of Zandra Rhodes (Rhodes and Knight 1984) pgs

Item# DD3578

The slightest bit of yellowing to the edge of the inner lining hem

Rare 1969-75 Thea Porter Couture Embroidered Silk Organza & Gold Metallic Dress w Balloon Sleeves Sold Archive It closes with the buttonsThea Porter combined exoticism, embellished ornamentation and luxurious fabrics in her pieces and her work was a phenomenon during her day. This style of dress is one of her most well known dresses and it has been one of her most loved styles since it was first created in 1968. The Thea Porter book that accompanied the 2015 Fashion and Textile Museum exhibit "Thea Porter 70s Bohemian Chic" (for which over a dozen pieces were pulled from my archives)