★★★★★2 weeks ago
Worth every euro
The chiffon is weightless and the knife pleats fall exactly as pictured. I wore Porpora to a gallery opening and was stopped three times. The lining means no slip needed.
An imperial dress, made for now
Rome dressed its women in drapery and red. The Aurelia answers in pleated chiffon — a dress with the bearing of an empress and the ease of a modern wardrobe.
Designed by Hugo Caesar Tassi as the cornerstone of the Faustina collection, the Aurelia takes the classical column — fluted, vertical, exact — and reads it as a knife-pleated skirt. The keyhole cutout at the chest is a single, deliberate gesture: enough to feel modern, never more than the occasion allows.
It is a wedding-guest dress, an occasion dress, a midi dress you reach for when the room matters. In eight colors drawn from the imperial palette — the Tyrian Porpora, the fresco-red Vermiglio, deep Cornelia, bronze-patina Verde Antico, stone Travertine, near-black Basalt, imperial Cobalto and soft Avorio — it is built to be kept, not discarded with the season.
Why she'll wear it again
Pleats that hold. Heat-set knife pleats keep their line through a long evening and a folded suitcase alike — shake it out and it falls straight.
Lined, so you're covered. A full recycled-chiffon lining through the bodice and skirt means no slip, no surprises in photographs, and a smooth line over the waist.
Considered details. A concealed invisible zip, a gold-trim cutout edge, a fixed strap that stays put, French-finished seams inside.
Made responsibly. Cut from recycled polyester chiffon and produced ethically — an heirloom-grade dress with a lighter footprint.