Rare 1968-71 Thea Porter Couture Unlabeled Silk Organza & Brocade Gipsy Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-pauline-trigere He was a genius at

He was a genius at print and colour and he pushed the envelope in his work with colour and cuts

Total length: 33" from mid-neck to bottom hem

For the Alaia collector it will never go out of style and this one has the added bonus of being in absolutely fabulous condition

A wonderful little hat by Pierre Balmain in an easy to style shape and black and white colorway

bright pink and deep purple" Besides the many caftan silhouettes in this collection - a young Barbra Streisand was photoed for Vogue in one of the evening pyjamas from this same collection that was taken immediately after the show - Bohan also did a series of chic little suits and this is one of them

Rare 1968-71 Thea Porter Couture Unlabeled Silk Organza & Brocade Gipsy Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-pauline-trigere He was a genius atThea Porter combined exoticism, embellished ornamentation and luxurious fabrics in her pieces and her work was a phenomenon during her day. This is one of her Gipsy dresses and it has been one of her most loved styles since it was first created in 1968. The Thea Porter book that accompanied the 2015 Fashion and Textile Museum exhibit "Thea Porter 70s Bohemian Chic" (for which over a dozen pieces were pulled from my archives) has many example of stars