Amazing 1975 Thea Porter Printed Burnt Gold & Black Silk Velvet Caftan Dress designer-malcolm-starr It sits more sleek and

It sits more sleek and flat at the front and then the back has a yoke under the shoulders and the fabric then is gathered into that and falls with more volume at the back

The workmanship to create that yellow band all inset with black and yellow 3D leaves and that center flower -all out of fabric

The waist is created by wide panels of fabric

He then worked with several designers before launching his own label

Super cute hard to find vintage beach wear

Amazing 1975 Thea Porter Printed Burnt Gold & Black Silk Velvet Caftan Dress designer-malcolm-starr It sits more sleek andI have had this tucked away in my archives for quite some time and decided it was time to let it go. This is it gorgeous little caftan dress that could potentially play double duty as a light evening coat with a bit of a tweak. It has all reminded me of the caftan that Joan Collins was photoed in 1975 and I suspect that it was made in the same time period. This one zips to open down the front and on this one the zip is closed at the bottom but it