Morrocan caftan

The Caftan is therefore the outfit by definition that most characterizes the feminine sensuality, it reveals nothing, but it is under the wealth of fabrics and fabrics chosen to hide the nakedness of the Woman is the treasure of beauty in natural

Originally, the Caftan is of Persian origin, then under the Ottoman Empire (before the 14th century) and then in Russia (19th century, Slavic garment from Bulgaria, currently it is the Orthodox priests who continue to wearing wool-filled Caftans, with a black-colored outer fabric), before being brought by the countries of the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East to Moorish Andalusia (from 1492).

We can date the international success of Caftan (and his arrival in Morocco) around the 17th century; the trade being done, the fabrics of the whole world became true works of art under the skillful fingers of the craftsmen and dressmakers. Fabrics arrived from all over the world, including Turkey, China, India and Italy (Canfes, Gezi, Kemha ...)

Currently, the Caftan is the ceremonial dress par excellence (weddings, baptisms, religious festivals, ...) the stylists have democratized the original Caftan adapting it to the peculiarities of our civilization of the 21st century. Yves Saint Laurent helped to implement the discovery and re-stylize the Moroccan Caftan.

The Caftan was intended for wealthy families, the sultans, because silks and embroidery were really expensive and a sign of wealth. Then it is democratized over the years, thanks to the trade in fabrics.