1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens The embroidery work is clearly

The embroidery work is clearly hand done as seen from the underside

It has no closures and is cut loose through the body

This looks like it should be very heavy but it is surprisingly light

Parts of the horse design are even padded at the back to give the design a 3D element

1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens The embroidery work is clearlyThe label on this Thea Porter dress narrows down the dating process for us as it was only produced between October 1971 March 1972. To verify the exact date, I asked Laura McLaws Helms, the author of the book "Thea Porter, Bohemian Chic" and she verified for me that it was indeed from the 1971 collection. It is a beautiful example of Thea's work with a black cotton gauze brocade that has red and black diamond medallions scattered over its surface. The