Thea Porter: Spirit of the 70s

Billowing silk silhouettes, high-neck blouses and swirling floral embroidery – Thea Porter is an emblem of the 1970s. She encompassed, and arguably defined hippie chic but more than that, she made it glamorous. The fashion and interior designer put a luxurious, sophisticated spin on the decade’s overgrown, nomadic style, pioneering her own Woodstock elegance. Like Barbara Hulanicki of Biba, she put a retail t...