Museum Exhibited 1970 Thea Porter Couture Dress in Silk & Beads designer-yves-saint-laurent It is cut like a

It is cut like a long lean column so that the sexuality of the dress is not because it fits your every curve but that it skims over them and the sheer panels at the back and around the neck and upper bodice suggest what lies underneath

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

It is is fully lined so does not have that cheap feel some jerseys have from this period

It closes with hidden snaps down the side

Inseam: 24"

Museum Exhibited 1970 Thea Porter Couture Dress in Silk & Beads designer-yves-saint-laurent It is cut like aThis 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