1974 Thea Porter Couture Documented 'Wave' Print Silk Chiffon Backless Dress designer-ossie-clark It is elasticized so stretches

It is elasticized so stretches to fit a variety of sizes

Styled with a crinoline under it that is not included

making it the most expensive sweater in the line at $3

The construction is immaculate and while the skirt does have some weight to it due to all of that fabric once on

from full ones to just a sliver of a curve

1974 Thea Porter Couture Documented 'Wave' Print Silk Chiffon Backless Dress designer-ossie-clark It is elasticized so stretchesIn 2015 Curator and Fashion Historian, Laura McLaws Helms contacted me about the upcoming exhibit at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London on Thea Porter's work that she had planned. She ended up borrowing a dozen Thea Porter pieces from me for use in the exhibit and for the accompanying book 'Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic'. A close up of the fabric from this dress appears on p. 84 of the book to illustrate the collaborative efforts between Thea