Exhibit & Book: Thea Porter

The inside of my book.

 While in London I went to the Fashion and Textile Museum a couple of times. The first time was for an exhibit titled "Knitwear Chanel to Westwood." Then the second was for an exhibit on the designer Thea Porter. It was called "Thea Porter 70s Bohemian Chic" and it was lovely and I enjoyed the variety of pieces they had and how they displayed them in the exhibition space. When you first walked in it was aminly pictures and a few stand alone pieces. then the ones in the main spaces were in cases set up each with their own personalities. One 'box' was set up like her dining room and another like her shop. It was just great and i loved all of the different patterns and colors Thea Porter had used in her designs. She did one of a kind pieces in different styles and also worked with interior design for a bit. her main seven looks included: the Abaya & kaftan, the Faye dress, the Gipsy dress, the wrap over dress, the brocade panel dress, the Chazara jacket, and the Sirwal skirt. i definitely reccomend looking more into Thea Porter and her designs! She wasn't great with the business end of things and that's why she stopped running her shops but she was a brilliant designer.

A glimpse of her shop.

While I was in Bath, which happened to be during Bath in fashion Week, my friend and I managed to snag tickets to the talk on Thea Porter & the exhibit. it was supposed to be held by Porter's daughter and the curator of the exhibit, Laura McLaws Helms, but was only held by the curator. She gave a great presentation and it was really interesting to see how someone goes about curating an exhibit and hearing what goes in to pulling it off and it turning out amazing. My friend Amanda and both ended up buying the book on the exhibit, especially since we had gone to see it in London, and we got them signed by Laura. It's pretty cool to have a signed book, especially a fashion book. It's a good read and has a lot of references and great pictures. If you can, check it out!