Museum Exhibited 1970 Thea Porter Couture Dress in Silk & Beads designer-yves-saint-laurent Day dresses from the twenties

Day dresses from the twenties are a little harder to find and its surprising that sometime a fabulous day dress can be as valuable and collectible as their over the top

Fully lined in a fine grade

It closes with hidden snaps down the side

The combination of the tie at the neck and the richness of the silk really make for the perfect black top

Unlined buttons at the front and cuffs

Museum Exhibited 1970 Thea Porter Couture Dress in Silk & Beads designer-yves-saint-laurent Day dresses from the twentiesThis Thea Porter dress, produced in 1970, was one of the dresses that I lent from my archives and was displayed in the 2015 exhibit "THEA PORTER 70s Bohemian Chic" at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, curated by Laura McClaws Helms. You may also recognize the dress as being the one worn by Nicole Richie when she celebrated her birthday in it back in 2006. The textile design that runs over the dress was done by Sheila Hudson. It is wonderful to