Extraordinary 1969 Thea Porter Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Red Print & Huge Balloon Sleeves designer-zandra-rhodes It is meant to be

It is meant to be slightly over-sized and sloppy in feel in that perfect nineties way

Item# S555

This is a super dress by Fred Perlberg

It is in amazing condition for its age and looks to have been worn very little if at all

The sleeves are left unlined and are very wide - almost kimono like in nature

Extraordinary 1969 Thea Porter Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Red Print & Huge Balloon Sleeves designer-zandra-rhodes It is meant to beThis same print was used on dress from one of Thea's very first fashion shows that was held at her Greek street shop in London. But the label on this dress was unusual and did not match the ones that would have been used for that show so I reached out to fashion historian and author Laura McClaws Helms. Laura wrote the book on Thea Porter released a few years back and she also curated the museum exhibit on her work. She told me that in the very early