The long and the short of it is that kaftans are the answer.
Last week with the high and heavy temperatures in Provence the kaftan was a great way to travel. As the days moved along and my kaftans changed colour I realised that they really are an easy way to look and feel summery.
Long or short, they work in the heat or even in the not-so-hot.
Maybe they aren’t everybody’s robe du jour but if you haven’t tried life in a kaftan, I can highly recommend it. Wearing a kaftan is a feel good experience, it’s happy and there is something so joyous and free about a kaftan. A kaftan gives that holiday feeling even if we aren’t on holiday.
Not just to wear at the beach or to the pool but for everyday. Styled with those espadrilles that we love and a whole load of bracelets; the kaftan is a fabulous look.
I have been collecting kaftans forever, wherever I can find them. Kaftans are a comfortable way to wear colour, to embrace pattern and floral and to really enliven the summer. They are timeless and both flattering and forgiving. Although be careful, as that supreme comfort factor makes it very easy to forget the regime.
Nothing shows: everything goes. Know what I mean? xv
Must Haves: The Long And The Short Of It
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on the knee
***bollydoll kaftan // nanette lepore kaftan // ***camilla kaftan
below the knee
***natori floral print kaftan // mara hoffman embroidered kaftan
p.s
today is the day that the net a porter international sale has opened. 50% + off nearly all current summer. it’s worth trying your luck.
pps
creating a wardrobe of caftans, there are more of my favourites in showpieces
images vogue italia 1960’s
