1970s Cream Lace Thea Porter Couture Gown designer-helena-barbieri The front plunges in a

The front plunges in a deep square cut to the empire waist

sculptural masterpiece with curves shoulders and seaming to create a fitted

Tat Saunders was the designer behind the exclusive Ritz Carton boutiques and specialized in high end

The feathers are white with no yellowing and there is minimal shedding

Each strap is cut and set slightly different from the other and they are placed so that the bodice ends up sitting slightly asymmetrical across the bust

1970s Cream Lace Thea Porter Couture Gown designer-helena-barbieri The front plunges in aThis is an incredible Thea Porter Couture gown! Thea always began with the fabric when she designed and loved choosing fabrics that became a part of the design itself whether by texture, color or design. For this particular dress the lace she used is set in long vertical panels and she has used this as a design element. In the skirt for example the lace is places vertically but since the skirt is so very full it ends up creating an angled line that