Patrimony, in the XVIII century of the wealthiest women of Marocco, today caftans are the symbol of Moroccan female culture, a sure indicator of the social status of the wearer, the garment that testifies to the art of living of a people undergoing weeping change, tied to its traditions and at the same time oriented towards the artistic trends of the West. Caftans is conceived as a journey through the art of Moroccan fashion from its origins to our day, a book that retraces the history of caftans by presenting the collections by Tetouan, Féz, Rabat and Salé: caftans that reveal the most noble episodes of the royal and princely families, as well as of those rich merchants of Morocco. In addition, Caftans explores the current evolution of caftans at a time when the wearing of the caftan, in the XX century, has come back into fashion thanks to the great creative talent of Tamy Tazy and of the new stylists such as Barada, Mao, Fadyla El Gadi and Nourredine, as well as a multitude of tailors who fashion true sartorial masterworks from which even such great stylists as Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gautier take their cue. Caftans opens the doors of the greatest collectors of caftans of the past, and of the most secret and prestigious ateliers; meets both innovative creators and those more tied to tradition; witnesses thrilling fashion shows; and places devoted entirely to paying homage to one of the most fascinating chapters of female fashion.
