According to the present invention, there are provided a porous body comprising a porous silicone substrate having communicating pores and a three-dimensional network silicone skeleton which forms the pores and which is formed by a copolymerization of a bifunctional alkoxysilane and a trifunctional alkoxysilane, and a polymeric cover material covering at least a part of a surface of the silicone skeleton, and an a method for producing the porous body. The porous body of the present invention has high flexibility and is strong to tension.