Extraordinary 2006 John Anthony Couture Black Hand Beaded Runway Dress w Bib Front & No Back designer-michaele-vollbracht There is no label but

There is no label but it came from a trusted source and I have seen this pattern on a Thea Porter gown in the past so I am very confident that it is indeed Thea Porter

This was one of the key pieces from the 2015 season and it is brand new with its original tags still attached

At the back that same contrasting print is set in a wide panel that runs up the back of the skirt

Each wrist zips to close and the fabric is gathered and ruched around these closures

This is then shot through with a gold thread striping to give it just a hint of glitz

Extraordinary 2006 John Anthony Couture Black Hand Beaded Runway Dress w Bib Front & No Back designer-michaele-vollbracht There is no label butJohn has dived into his archives once more for me and today I have two more of the dresses he sent for us with one last one to come after this. This is a runway piece from 2006. The bead work on it was done by hand by one of the same European ateliers who did beading for many of the Couture houses for this time period. John is one of my favorite American designers and right out of the gate he won the Coty Award for his work. The first time in 1972 and