Colourful 1960s Josefa Deep Blue Cotton Caftan Dress w Multi Coloured Ribbns & Hand Embroidery designer-claude-montana traditional silks that were now

traditional silks that were now available

He used this to full advantage with the top that you can drape in several different ways from strapless to a caped shoulder to single shoulders on either side

It also create this stunning movement once on the body

I have seen a couple of version of this over the years in duller colors - a taupe and a olive green

The dress is made of a fine silk jersey that has those amazing tropical colors screened onto it in a overlapping leaf print

Colourful 1960s Josefa Deep Blue Cotton Caftan Dress w Multi Coloured Ribbns & Hand Embroidery designer-claude-montana traditional silks that were nowI love Josefa caftans and have covered the history of the label a couple of times in my instagram (go peek one day). They are like owning a piece of wearable art. Every single one of them was entirely hand made, detailed and embroidered. 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