c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-mollie-parnis It moves wonderfully and is

It moves wonderfully and is a nice larger size too

It's two pieces - a dress and that wild signature pleated over jacket that goes right to the floor

It wraps and hooks to close and it still has its original silk chiffon sash to further cinch and define the waist The sleeves are quite full and done deliberately so as each has a fantastic sequin detail

One of the most striking and unusual 1940s dresses I have ever had

They are applied in stacked little rows so you get two effects - one that wonderful gloss and shimmer from the sheen of the sequins themselves

c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-mollie-parnis It moves wonderfully and isThese jackets were a Thea Porter signature and were introduced into her collections in 1975. The name 'Chazara' came form a type of butterfly and they were made in a multitude of fabrics and colors. Here we have a beautiful and deceptively simple version in an inky black silk velvet. Inside it is lined in a luxurious ivory silk satin. It is hip length with a long and lean cut. A Nuhru collar tops the hidden row of hook and eye that closes the front.