Rare 1969 Thea Porter Runway Embroidered Organza & Hand Screened Cotton Dress designer-etro If you wanted it to

If you wanted it to be very full you could easily add a separate underskirt to really pouf it out more

followed by the closure of the ready-to-wear line five years later

The exterior of the dress is a Hermes scarf weight

On the runway Abby Lee Kershaw was stunning wearing the twin of this set

Sleeves: 21"

Rare 1969 Thea Porter Runway Embroidered Organza & Hand Screened Cotton Dress designer-etro If you wanted it toThe twin of this dress appears in the book on Thea Porter's work that accompanied the exhibit on her work. The photo appears on page 73. The caption in the book notes that "Claudia Bruce wearing a peasant style dress in a Persian paisley print combined with Damascus fabric and a leather and feather headdress. Greeks Street, London, 1969.". It is so rare to find runway photos of her shows and to have all this extra information is fantastic. 1969 is