1960s Heavy Brocade & Gold Thread Moroccan Caftan designer-mary-quant Reversible with hidden pockets

Reversible with hidden pockets

very light and run up and through the drapes

it was deliberately left unlined so you get this transparency that is very sexy

The skirt widens as it flows out to the hem and it has a stunning ruffled hip detail that is completely exxagerated and just the kind of detail you expect from one of the great couturiers

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1960s Heavy Brocade & Gold Thread Moroccan Caftan designer-mary-quant Reversible with hidden pocketsThis caftan is an amazing example of the quality of textiles coming out of Morocco in the 1960s, though it may even be older then that. It would have been hand made and is a beautiful combination of brocade and gold thread. The design is a classic silhouette that pairs a finely woven brocade with hand done embroidery work and gold metal thread woven through the design. A deep burnt orange thread is interspersed with real metal gold thread and this