MARRIOTT BUZZ NO. 8 - 2016 - page 14

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Fashiondesignershavealwaysbeen inspiredby theexotic. The
fascinationwith theArabianDesert and fabric-focusedapparel has
been reinvented intomanygarmentsof today. Suchexample is the
Caftan; a largepieceof fabricwithanopening for thehead, that
sometimes canbe full orwaist length. In this articlewedelve into
thehistoryof theCaftan, from theorigins all theway tomodern
day fashion…
TheCaftan (orQaftan) isbelieved tohave roots inancient
Mesopotamia, a region that includedpartsof present-dayTurkey,
Syriaand Iraq. TheOttomanEmpire,which ruledduring the 12
th
ALLURING MODESTY
The Caftan in history
FASHION
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