The kaftan or robe is not only traditional but also elegant, exotic, and comfortable. Early jet-setters brought them back from distant, hot corners of the world. Haute couture designers like the late Yves St. Laurent and Christian Dior introduced these loose garments into Western fashion. As early as the 1950s, kaftans , kimonos, abayas, muumuus, djellabas ( Moroccan robes with pointed hoods), or jalabiyas, and other styles from the Middle East, India, and Africa were translated into the...
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