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we're due to get another snow blast this weekend. i'm responding by dedicating this post entirely to the caftan.
nonetheless, i've been circling back to the caftan for spring/summer this year. i don't have anything like it in my closet, and recently while planning a few trips (including a friend's early summer wedding), it occurred to me that it would be nice to have an easy off-duty/vacation dress. i mean, does anything say 'i'm on holiday and more pasta, please' more than a flowing, printed caftan with some k. jacques sandals and stacked bracelets?
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with all this in mind, i couldn't resist getting this gorgeous Emerson caftan on sale. i really like that the cotton is light but not sheer – it can go from beach/poolside to 'real clothes places'. and what a lovely, flattering print!
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what do you think of caftans? if you're a fan, how do you wear them?