Museum Exhibited 1971 RTW Thea Porter Painted Print Dress designer-attico The secondary Garfinkel's department store

The secondary Garfinkel's department store label in the bodice is the appropriate version of their label prior to their closure and helps to date it as this time period

Sleeves: 26î from shoulder seam to cuff

The skirt flares out to an A-line

Slips over the head and closes with a buttons at the front

Detach pendants to wear diamond covered clips

Museum Exhibited 1971 RTW Thea Porter Painted Print Dress designer-attico The secondary Garfinkel's department storeThis particular version of the Thea Porter label was only produced between October 1971 March 1972 and this gown was part of the 1971 collection. It is a beautiful example of her work and I am pleased to share that its twin was part of the 2015 Thea Porter exhibit at the London Museum of Textile and Fashion. Curator of that exhibit and Fashion Historian Laura McClaws Helms who is a contributor to my blog, also was kind enough to confirm that the print