1970s Thea Porter Silk Chiffon Caftan w Gold Metallic Thread Sequins & Chrstals designer-madame-gres Huge rounded and angled pockets

Huge rounded and angled pockets sit on each hip becoming a design detail themselves

This one is a delicious combination of vivid turquoise (much brighter then pictured) and brght pink

Hand finished inner salvages and completely hand made

The chenille used in a very fine and light - almost more like a silk velvet but with the texture of chenille

Unlined and closes with a metal zipper at the side

1970s Thea Porter Silk Chiffon Caftan w Gold Metallic Thread Sequins & Chrstals designer-madame-gres Huge rounded and angled pocketsOf all of Thea's pieces, her caftans have come to represent Thea's work like no other piece of her clothing that she designed. They are one of the most coveted things that you can find by here. Elizabeth Taylor for example was a huge fan and a collector of her work. By the end of Taylor's life she had amassed a large collection that was auctioned off through Christie's in 2011. Most of the caftans in that auction fetched well over $20,000USD and that