Black dress adorned and revamped with added white collar and white sleevea and black belt, Dress of the day 590




Angela Lansbury in black caftan with belt,  and white sleeves and dickey, carrying straw hat with black band, dress of the day 590 Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Angela Lansbury in black caftan with belt, straw hat with black band and white sleeves and dickey, dress of the day 590 Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Photo by Trevor Sharot.

The Caftan Dress

I had an old, loose, black caftan. I wore it only when in a hurry, because it was loose,shapeless, and a dull colour. However, today, I transformed it. I tarted it up with a white collar and fancy sleeves with bows. The new look was smart and suitable for Zoom, and for a family dinner time in the evening. 

Caftans are almost always loose. An extra attraction of this design is two large open-top, oblong patch pockets, which makes the caftan comfortable to wear. Somewhere to put your hands. I like pockets. Empty pockets. Just for my hands.

The label says, Batik. Kereta Kencana. Made in Indonesia.

Kereta is Indonesia and Malay for train, or car, or train car. Kencana means golden.So it translates as golden car, or golden train, or golden carriage.

The symbol is a crown with five triangular points each topped by a  round disc or ball.

The dress pattern is blue with orange. An alternative colour scheme would be blue accessories, or orange. Black shoes would look very neat and smart. White would add a fresh, lighter effect. Orange would add warmth. 

White Dickeys

Dickeys are collars which look like you have a shirt on. Dickeys have various uses. 

1 Reduce Washing 

Firstly to enable you to wash the collar every day and put on a clean one, with less washing than a whole shirt. They were handy in the days before washing machines were universal.

2 It is cheaper to buy a collar than a whole shirt.

4 When travelling, you can create different looks with two or three different dickeys. For example, including going from casual to office wear and from casual day to elegant evening. 

The dickeys come from China and you can order them through ebay. Many designs at assorted prices.

You can be lots of caftans on Shopee and Shein in black or red or other colour backgrounds.

White Sleeves

The white sleeves are attached to a short white bodice. It has eight large hooks and eyes down the front. The brand is Pretty Little Thing. Size  UK 8.

Straw Hat

The straw hat has a handy deep brim like a baseball cap.

Shoes

Red


Useful Websites

Caftan

https://shopee.sg/new-arrival-kaftan-bat-shirt-canting-batik-creaction-handganu-nightgowns-plus-size-polyester-latest-i.392474885.9562467057?sp_atk=e5914002-9d57-4257-bdf5-c10a88c828d5&xptdk=e5914002-9d57-4257-bdf5-c10a88c828d5

Straw hats

Dickey

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