1960s Josefa Hand Embroidered Natural Linen & Black Caftan Dress W Incredible Sleeves z-archive-multi Original tie belt is present

Original tie belt is present

Sleeves: 27

in the encrusted beaded necklines on dresses and in the panels applied to shantung jackets

/  (3) Model in Christian Dior’s Y-Line dress called “Blue de Perse”

The skirt is very high waisted - it is formed to hug the torso to just under the bust in a tight sheath and then cascades out in a stylized version of its earlier fifties contemporaries

1960s Josefa Hand Embroidered Natural Linen & Black Caftan Dress W Incredible Sleeves z-archive-multi Original tie belt is presentI love Josefa caftans and have covered the history of the label a couple of times in my instagram. They are like owning a piece of wearable art. Every single one of them was entirely hand made and detailed. They were made in Mexico in the late sixties to early seventies and were the epitome of Bohemian chic in their day. They are easy to wear pieces that can go from the beach, to exploring far off markets, to being worn as an evening piece depending