Nomadism has gotten a remix through the fashion world. Over decades, designers borrowing from orientalist vocabulary have produced prêt a porte with an updated Eastern sensuality, and fashion figures have followed suit. Between Yves Saint Laurent and Talitha Getty in the 60s and 70s, enough love for the Caftan existed to lift the style to iconic status. Vicarious travel through embroidered fabrics and Eastern cuts became one of life’s exotic pleasures.
Beaded, brocaded, and spun in enticing colors, the Caftan is nonetheless a simple gown made of cotton, silk, or a combination of the two. It is Morocco’s answer to elegant women’s wear for a festive evening. In variations, it has been synonymous with glamour from northwestern Africa to eastern Anatolia. The 60s, however, saw the Caftan’s rise to stardom in Western Europe and beyond.
To take a stroll through the souk and is to see what wonders can be done with fashion while still leaving everything to the imagination.
(The caftan shown here is from talented designer Samia Berrada.)
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