Kaftan
Head of the Table
A deep green kaftan for Sunday lunch, head of the table.
Comfort was non-negotiable. Authority, also non-negotiable. The fuller body handles the first; the colour and the neckline handle the second.
Nobody at the table needed to be told.
The man before the clothes
- Made for
- The Presence Maker
- Occasion
- Sunday lunch. Head of the table, obviously.
- The brief
- Relaxed, but everyone should know who’s carving.
- Intended effect
- The one everyone assumes is doing well. Correctly.
The evidence
The details, for anyone who looks properly.
- Fabric
- Forest-green cotton with a dense weave
- Silhouette
- Kaftan with a mandarin neckline and a slightly fuller body
- Craftsmanship
- Bronze buttons, cut to sit comfortably through a long lunch
