Behind the collection
How a sketch grows into a finished kaftan.
ReadFrom court dress to contemporary couture.
The kaftan reached Morocco through Andalusia and the Ottoman court, where in Fès and Tetouan it took its own form: fuller, longer, and with the sfifa as its characteristic finish.
For centuries it was court dress. Only in the twentieth century did the kaftan become festive wear for everyone — for weddings, henna evenings and Ramadan.
Today it is moving again: cleaner lines, lighter fabrics, and colours beyond the classic gold and ivory. The technique stays, the silhouette changes.
How a sketch grows into a finished kaftan.
ReadSfifa, aakad and randa: the handwork behind every detail.
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