Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Kaftan Dress

Sometimes you have a design in mind and then you source the fabric, embellishments etc. to make that garment. But sometimes a particular fabric, its color, its texture, its design speak to you and tells you how to transform it. Well the following dress is the result of one such telling :)


The Design Story
I loved the borders on this fabric and I wanted to keep them as it is hence i decided to make a Kaftan dress out of this fabric. I added the belt to give definition to otherwise a straight silhouette. This belt actually goes from front to back giving the illusion of separate sleeves on the dress.
The Fabric: Printed Crepe from a local fabric shop in Ludhiana. This fabric has border on both its sides.
The Silhouette: A knee length Kaftan dress
The Design Elements: Floral Embroidery with gold accents at the waist and belt at the back.




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20 comments:

  1. Love the dress, its so light and airy and love the way u have accessorized the whole look. :)

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  2. nice dress specially the embroidery on the belt.

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  3. Love this...I love the peter pan color block dress print a teeny weeny bit more than this print on the kaftan

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  4. You did a great job with that kaftan! I love the fabric and the embellishments!

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  5. wow i love it! such great material. I love the view where you took your photos x

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  6. Beautiful! I really enjoyed reading this.

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  7. Lovely dress. I specially like the stringed back and perfectly matched shoes... :)

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  8. you're so pretty and I love your dress and your blog :) I'm a new follower :D

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  9. The dress is really pretty..! The design is awesome!

    the beach background is also really great, makes the dress and u look prettier :)

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  10. Hi sweetie, that is a stunning print and design and luckily you featured some close up pictures so we could truly appreciate the intricate beauty of the embroidery. You look so pretty!

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  11. This kaftan is so pretty! Great outfit!

    Following you, wan a do the same?
    Alessia


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  12. Welcome back sweetie..i love the peter pan dress n the kaftan..perfect for the dreaded UAE summer :-)

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  13. The looks like a fantastic fabric.. I guess a Men's shirt will look great tooo , what say :)

    Bikram's

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  14. It;s an interesting dress.Love how your shoes go so well with it...You know it has been raing since last 3 weeks in london..I too want some sun and beachside fun:P
    http://www.indianbeautie.com/

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  15. Such a beautiful fabric and print! The Kaftan style is really chic!
    BTW, love the new blog header! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
    -Jyoti
    Style-Delights Blog
    NY Style Examiner

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  16. You look great. Love the fabric.

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  17. Love this look, it's effortless but chic. It's actually inspiring me to take some of the kurta's from salwar kameez I don't wear any more and create some summer dresses!

    Raj
    www.pinkchaistyle.com

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  18. Longing for that scenic ocean view? Wait no more! Take a trip to the coasts and wear colorful beach kaftan dress from the house of Indianbeautifulart. Dress to impress!

    http://indianbeautifulart.com/women/clothing/kaftans.html

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