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Kaftan Research! - Silhouette development 

It has been really interesting looking into the Kaftan history for my latest project. 

Beginning in the 13th century to 1923, wearing the traditional Arabic dress, as soon as a piece of textile was woven, someone thought to put a hole in it and to pull it over their heads and to even cinch in the waist with a rope, 

Russia and Persia then helped bring Caftans to the west and this was when Paul Poiret was a huge influence, who turned the s-shape corsets of the Edwardian century, into clothing that, “free’d the body from constraint”, making and asian style coat when he opened his fashion house in 1903. 

In 1928, loose fitting, drop waist dresses were the height of elegance in the 1920s. French designer, Madeline Vionnet, made bias - cut clothing, designed to hug and emphasise the natural curve of a women. 

1950′s - Cristobel Balenciaga experimented with unusual shapes. - Tunic Dress, Cocoon Coat, Balloon skirt. 1957- “Waistless sack dress”.

1968 - Yves Saint Laurent - He was hugely influenced through colour, textiles and sensuality of Moroccan culture! Other designers include: 

Pucci / Piere Cradin / Valentino / Oscar de la Renta - They included beading, rhinestones and metallic accents at the neckline on their Kaftans. 

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