1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens This looks like it should

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

The sleeves are cut just past the elbow and each is very very full with a ruffle at the cuff and elastic just above

An inner dress that gently widens out through the skirt as it nears the hem

Length: " from neck seam under that turtleneck to hem

metallic lame fabric

1971 Thea Porter Brocaded Cotton Gauze & Lace Flounce Dress designer-joy-stevens This looks like it shouldThe 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