Here are a few reasons why kaftans can still create an absolute chic and timeless look for style mavens. By Team Viva

Kaftan or caftan isn’t only a new wardrobe essential but also the most relaxed silhouette, and stylists are all in for this look. Fashion icons are sporting the timeless maxi-design, making the netizens dream of a proper bohemian look. From Christina Hendricks to Jennifer Lopez and Kareena Kapoor Khan, sweatpants are being ditched over paisley printed kaftans. However, the question is — what has brought this comfy, Persian classic back in vogue? Well, going by the popular notion — kaftans are timeless. Here are a few reasons why they epitomise an absolute chic and gracious look.

Comfort level

Kaftans have regularly been associated and produced with a one-size-fits-all (free-size) fitting, given its comfort attribute. However, this doesn’t consider the positivity of portraying a woman’s guise. In the interest of accentuating women’s shape, fitted kaftans, ranging from small to 3XL, are now being introduced. These fitted silhouette kaftans provide the right style image without compromising on its appeal for comfort.

Stylists are simply sauntering sporting the comfortable kaftan, with a pair of white sneakers. Well, if it’s not the fitted one, or too oversized or flowy, one can opt to tie a full-sleeved cape around the waist to flaunt your curve.

Fashionable fabrics

A variety of prints that are a perfect match for the type of kaftan being created makes all the difference, which is why, this summer, sweatsuits were certainly replaces by comfort kaftans at home during the lockdown. With a plethora of styles and prints to choose from, the kaftan stays modern, classy, glamorous as well as trendy. The Kaftan Company’s, as it highlights, in-house digital prints showcase a range of beautiful and inimitable prints that add uniqueness and exclusivity to each and every kaftan.

Always in vogue

While tracing the history, as per Niloo Paydar, curator of textile and fashion arts at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the term, Kaftan, is Persian and translates to a battle garment worn by soldiers. However, it is believed that the garment has been considered wearable and special beyond the battlefield. Owing to its simple structure, it was worn by everyone from the peasant to the upper class. And much like then, even today, it allows for embellishments and adornments depending on one’s means.

Following this global fashion calendar, the kaftans easily set the trend through their vibrant digital prints and timelessness.

Evolves with every change

No matter their deep-rooted style history, kaftans continue to change with the times. Well, we certainly remember how the style has been adopted into a symbol of the bohemian elite that trickled down to mainstream fashion in the 1970s. Each time, they come with newer embellishments and diverse patterns, offering a more feminine silhouette. Now, as before, these drapey dresses appeal to diverse audiences, from starlets on the red carpet to diplomats at State Dinners to summer music festival-goers.