caftan
noun
caf·tan
ˈkaf-(ˌ)tan 
variants
or less commonly kaftan
: a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Middle East
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The brand played a key role in honoring Thai heritage through costume and set design, with characters like Belinda and Victoria styled in Jim Thompson caftans.
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The other tables were filled with sleek women in sheer caftans, their hair and skin salty and sun-kissed.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Dianna Singh, a longtime beauty editor — who is currently Allure’s features director — has found a breezy side hustle in her eponymous line of caftans, which soft-launched on the brand’s website Wednesday.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
For opening night of Good Night, and Good Luck at Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on April 3, Lopez stunned in a strapless black gown with a plunging neckline with a lightly colored caftan cape that flowed down to an elaborate train.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The other tables were filled with sleek women in sheer caftans, their hair and skin salty and sun-kissed.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Dianna Singh, a longtime beauty editor — who is currently Allure’s features director — has found a breezy side hustle in her eponymous line of caftans, which soft-launched on the brand’s website Wednesday.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
For opening night of Good Night, and Good Luck at Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on April 3, Lopez stunned in a strapless black gown with a plunging neckline with a lightly colored caftan cape that flowed down to an elaborate train.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Caftan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caftan. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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