Turquoise caftan. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The Turquoise Caftan Colour & Pattern I considered this dress in pink or blue but the pale turquoise blue matched my hat. Another style was more shapely than the loose caftan and had an elastic waist and a tie at the v- neck. It was slightly more expensive. I decided the loose caftan was more comfortable in the heat. The shop, in Katathani resort (Hotel), had two slightly different batik dresses in the turquoise. I initially rejected the one which had a dark splodge on the right of the V as I looked in the mirror. (This would appear to onlookers on the left.) I thought the pattern distracted from my face. However, on second thoughts I decided that it was more interesting with the patch of darker colour than the all pale effect which was insipid. More importantly, I like a slight pattern because otherwise when you get a stain of coffee or curry and try to remove it and with bleach get a paler patch o...
