Sword and Cape Ballerina Style Short Sleeve Dress with PocketsDescription Specifications Porphyrogenita "born in the purple" was an adjective used to describe the presumptive rulers of the Byzantine empire, who for a thousand years inherited one of the wealthiest, most influential powers the world has known. In this gown of shimmering fuchsia velvet with matching cape the same shade as the original Tyrian purple for which the young porphyrogenitae were dubbed such you will stand as majestically as those powerful