Rare 1968-71 Thea Porter Couture Unlabeled Silk Organza & Brocade Gipsy Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-john-anthony maybe to mid-1980s and is

maybe to mid-1980s and is very representative of the work he was doing during this time period starting with his famous Russian collection of 1976-77

The fabric has no content tag but feels like a silk raffia mix and the multiple weave techniques used give it interesting play and texture

Fully lined in a white silky rayon and closes at the front with the buttons as shown

Her jewelry-as-embellishment idea is now manifest

From the bold colours that have been used in its design

Rare 1968-71 Thea Porter Couture Unlabeled Silk Organza & Brocade Gipsy Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-john-anthony maybe to mid-1980s and isThea Porter combined exoticism, embellished ornamentation and luxurious fabrics in her pieces and her work was a phenomenon during her day. This is one of her Gipsy 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) has many example of stars