If You're Not Wearing a Caftan at the Dinner Table, You're Just Depriving Yourself of Comfort and Joy

这个假期，食品和葡萄酒将在我们的系列中脱颖亚搏电竞而出。亚搏电竞Give Thanks, But Make It Extra"—a celebration of all things opulent, glittering, rich, delicious, and joyful.

I always wanted to be Auntie Mame. There are various recountings of Mame Dennis' escapades, starting with Edward Everett Tanner III's collection of vignettes about growing up with a madcap aunt (based on his real life aunt Marion Tanner). From there, she blossomed into the definitely fictionalized and occasionally musical heroine of stage and screen, played by Lucille Ball, Angela Lansbury, and others, but the one that glitters most brightly to me is the Rosalind Russell's rendition in the 1958 filmAuntie Mame。我一定是在我12岁或13岁的生病的日子里遇到的电缆，以及一个在肯塔基州郊区长大的有趣的不合适的孩子，这是波西米亚精神的形象，波西米亚精神的形象 - 一个单身女人在纽约市游荡（至少在电影的一部分中）看似无限的资金，以及各种各样的艺术家，知识分子和其他奇妙的怪异的怪异的资金，就像来自闪光大炮的碎屑一样，陷入了我的大脑的褶皱。她有风格。她有天赋。她有caftans。

So many of my fictional childhood heroines wore caftans (also sometimes spelled "kaftans"): Endora on迷惑，扬·布雷迪（Jan Brady）的姑姑詹妮（Jenny）布雷迪束，海伦·罗珀（Helen Roper）三公司。这se women were never the sexpot, vixen, or bombshell of the story—mostly jolie laide women of an indeterminate but likely middle age—but they also didn't give a crap about that. Occasionally their lustiness was played for laughs (justice for Mrs. Roper!), but for the most part, caftan was code for a certain level of urbanity, a possibly scandalous past of a woman who'd seen it all and done plenty of it and was comfortable in that knowledge, The flowing, luxuriously-hued, and often bejeweled garments stood almost as a souvenir of a life well lived and far-flung, saying so much and showing so little. (Oh this old thing? I won it in a baccarat game one night in Monte Carlo and worried I'd left it behind in the viscount's room when I had to flee before the maid showed up。) They whisper, "I don't need to show you what's under here, I am perfectly comfortable in my skin, but if you ask—I might tell you something that might make you blush, will certainly make you envious." They're the perfect garment to wear to dinner.

To be clear, I didn't have the courage to wear one until a few years ago, and even that came about because I was recovering from abdominal surgery and needed something that would be easy and breezy to wear. A friend loaned me her recovery caftan, and by the time I returned it to her, I'd ordered half a dozen more. I'd been hesitant to try one because I was worried I hadn't earned it, didn't have the anecdotes to back it up ("I was slightly bleary from pain meds and went to Etsy" isn't especially riveting stuff), and couldn't pull it off.

我在这里告诉你（想认为安德烈·莱昂·塔利（AndréLeonTalley）会同意）：您绝对可以脱下Caftan。它们不含形状，宽敞的比例，通常可以通过牵引线进行调节，如果您要照顾特定的轮廓，从味道到荒谬的华丽范围。将其与合适的鞋子和配件（也许是头饰和手套？）搭配，您准备好带小镇。在一些巧妙的拖鞋上滑动，您可以像Whoa这样的托管。自2020年3月以来，我每天都在房子或您的工作制服上扔一个并穿上它的制服。我总是有一堆新鲜洗钱或全新的Caftans提供给客人，摆脱了一顿奢侈的饭菜，扣子，纽扣或其他不适。

You don't need to have an outrageous tale to back up your caftan. When you find the one that makes you feel utterly fabulous in your own skin—that's a story in itself, and I want to hear all about it.

我最喜欢的一些Caftan供应商：

Fringe Co.

Former Senior Editor Margaret Eby turned me on to this oh-so-New-Orleanian shop that specializes in sequins, velvet, iridescence, and absolutely zero chill. This黑色和金色亮片长caftan在顶部照片中显示。fringe-co.com

Sai Sankoh

Designer Sai Sankoh draws on her love of Old Hollywood glam and melds it with inspiration from her native Sierra Leone to create jaw-dropping styles like the蓝色耶洗别女神卡夫坦in the pictured above.saisankoh.com

Camilla

澳大利亚艺术家卡米拉·弗兰克（Camilla Frank）担任服装设计师和该品牌印刷品的负责人的双重职责。caftans - 就像露肩莎士比亚的花园上面可以看到 - 饰有连帽衫，礼服，家庭用品，泳装和其他品牌独特风格的东西。camilla.com

笑樱桃

这个女性拥有的品牌是Shikha（总部位于印度）和杰西卡·里士满（Jessica Richmond）（在美国）的合作伙伴关系，并且是对西方和东方如何在两人所说的“老式波希米亚时尚”中相遇和融合的不断发展的探索。我众所周知要发送Purple Floral V-Neck Button Down to Waist, Ankle Length, Cinched Waist Caftanto people who are caftan-curious.laughingcherries.com

Martine's Dream

When I told the aforementioned Margaret Eby that I was moving to a new neighborhood in Brooklyn, she responded, "Oh! You'll be so close to my caftan store!" Owner Debbie Martine calls herself "a sun woman, a traveler, a dreamer" and we're lucky enough to bask in her glow. Items sell out quickly, so make sure to get on her mailing list for when new items materialize.martinesdream.com

natori

Y'all have fun with your nap dresses, but ultra-comfortable Natori caftans are just as sleep-friendly as they are party-ready. They can be pretty pricey, so I often scour stores like Bloomingdales for bargains on, say, anAnimal Print Satin Butterfly Caftan。natori.com

哈尔斯顿

诚然，我拥有的一个Halston Caftan来自时装屋的非配饰线之一，我发现了它的清仓，但我认为它是我的超正式Caftan，它像一个绝对的梦想一样垂悬。这丽莎百褶的金属caftan礼服andElsa印刷的雪纺Caftan是与Netflix系列创建的有关传奇设计师简短但史诗般的生活的胶囊系列的一部分。halston.com

勒姆

该品牌将其任务阵线和中心表示：“他们的商品在非洲完全有负责任，其核心使命是保留埃塞俄比亚的当地编织艺术，并激发了非洲大陆的经济增长。”穿着Tikuri Classic Caftan和感觉在你的外观和优良的优雅about where your dollars go.lemlem.com