c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-malcolm-starr The Hollywood starlets were crazy

The Hollywood starlets were crazy over Gene Shelly pieces and for good reason

The twin of this jacket in the same unique colour as this one was featured in the Rive Gauche runway show

Ties to close with the ties and choker piece made of shoestrings

Tagged a YSL 42

Made of hand set and shaped peacock feathers that have then been painted by hand

c1975 Thea Porter Couture Black Silk Velvet 'Chazara' Jacket designer-malcolm-starr The Hollywood starlets were crazyThese 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.