1974 Thea Porter Couture Documented 'Wave' Print Silk Chiffon Backless Dress designer-ossie-clark a signature touch of Jean

a signature touch of Jean Desses' work

You can picture some fabulous model in it with huge sunglasses

Halston did do swimwear collections for his clients and this was a dress that was a part of that same line as it is made from a jersey that is much like a swimsuit fabric

Closes with a back painted metal zipper

this definitely would have been by a major name

1974 Thea Porter Couture Documented 'Wave' Print Silk Chiffon Backless Dress designer-ossie-clark a signature touch of JeanIn 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