Personal Style With Alexa Hotz
As the weather warms and we collectively pack away our woolens and turtlenecks, it's time to rethink the summer ensemble. We figure, the less fabric that touches the skin, the better. Enter the caftan, a style of traditional dress worn across North African regions and adapted by Europeans and Americans for its fluid—and merciful—cut. In the late sixties, the caftan emerged as a modern, effortless uniform: Yves Saint Laurent lounged in the Majorelle Garden in a Moroccan version, and Diana Vreeland wore flowing red silk on her chaise at home and as evening wear.
The good news: The caftan in making a comeback. The latest versions, while still cut in forgiving proportions, take a more subtle and polished approach that can look as casual or formal as desired. Here are our nine selects for the heat waves ahead.
Above: Fashion designer Monica Patel-Cohn has led the revival via Two, her line of caftans made in New York of hand-woven Indian textiles and sari fabric. The cotton Black and Peach Temple-Design Caftan is $360. For more from Patel-Cohn, read our post Caftan Chic, by Way of Brooklyn.
Above: On a luxe note, the Elder Statesman's White Caftan is cut from an ultrasoft pashmina cashmere; $2,150 at Tiina the Store online and in East Hampton. See more of shop owner Tiina Laakonen's curation in our post Rhapsody in Blue: A Finnish Stylist at Home in the Hamptons.
Above: A modernist caftan, Acne Studio's Cedar Kaftan in almost-black navy poplin cotton is $340 at La Garçonne.
Above: The Dosa Aleppo Tunic has a silhouette borrowed from the traditional caftan. The dress is in a soft, sheer, rice khadi cotton and is $300 from Farfetch.
Above: At the height of last summer, I noticed a girl in Williamsburg looking cooly composed in one of Jesse Kamm's pullover dresses; it's been on my wish list ever since. The crinkled cotton Imperial Tunic can be worn as a caftan-like dress or over leggings; $470 at Creatures of Comfort (online, and in LA and NYC).
Above: From Horses Atelier, the Long Smoking Dress in a black crinkled cotton is $298 at Kick Pleat.
Above: The Lemlem Amash Maxi Poncho is handwoven in Ethiopia by an association devoted to providing economic independence for local weavers; $325 at J. Crew.
Above: Another caftan from Two: the White Sheer Cotton Caftan is $320.
Above: From the consistently bohemian Isabel Marant Étoile, the white cotton Viola Dress with tonal detailing is $365 at La Garçonne.
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Michelle and crew are taking the First Lady's lead and letting the growing season begin. Take a look at their 19 favorite spring DIYs, the new wicker from Ikea, and upholstered outdoor sofas. Also don't miss: the world's best-looking goat barn.
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Home Inspiration With Margot Guralnick
Darwin would approve. João and Raquel, an artist couple in Porto, Portugal, with a collecting bent and a letterpress studio, have begun reproducing their own versions of antique educational wall charts of flora and fauna—much like the one in today's House Call. Their work looks convincingly like the real thing, only it's much more affordable.
Above: João and Raquel make watercolor reproductions of original botanical illustrations that they print on canvas and finish with wooden slats (which come included). They sell their work via their Etsy shop Arminho. Their Seaweeds Canvas Poster, 16.5 by 23.6 inches, is $58.44.
Above: The Whales Canvas Poster is available in several sizes, from 16.5 by 12.2 inches (shown above, $37.49) to 24 by 32 inches ($99.24).
Above: João and Raquel's Large Cactus Canvas Poster depicts Opuntia jamaicensis endemic to Jamaica. It measures 23.5 by 35.4 inches; $99.24.
Above: A replica of a Geology Educational Chart, 15.3 by 21.6 inches; $55.13.
Above: For the herbal tea lover? Arminho's botanical illustration of Camomile, printed on canvas that measures 19.6 by 27.5 inches, is $43 (wooden slat hangers not included).
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Illustrator Maartje van den Noort and furniture designer Ruben van der Scheer have the haute-bohemian touch. Just about everything in their serene East Amsterdam one-bedroom rental, they either found or made themselves: "We have a classical mirror from the side of the road, crockery I just couldn't leave on the shelves of a secondhand store, thrift shop chests. I think the only new thing in our apartment is an Ikea sofa (from the sale corner)," says Maartje.
Photography by Jeltje Janmaat via House of C.
Above: The apartment is in a 1918 building situated above a Protestant church and has a small balcony off the living area. Maartje and Ruben's one splurge was their floor, which they made affordable by ordering the wood with three other neighbors in the building and painting it palest green themselves. Their Ikea sale sofa is shown here; an "older woman from the church" gave Ruben the comfy armchair by the window.
Above: The focal point of the room is Maartje's patchwork globe light. She made it from fabric scraps—"some pieces are old bed linen from my family"—and the patterned panels are screen-printed with her artwork. Maartje specializes in drawings and paintings of birds and plants—see her portfolio and stationery and print shop at Maartje van den Noort—and the stitched shades are a side specialty she makes on request.
Above: The couple bought their midcentury cabinet came from a cabinetmaker who found it in an old house. "It's a bit of a canvas where I put books with cool covers, presents we want to remember, and pictures," says Maartje. The print of hands and feet—a birthday present to Ruben from Maartje—is by 18th-century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Maartje re-covered the chair, a trash find, in vintage fabric: "I am not an upholsterer, but this one worked."
Above: Ruben made their dining table from a door; in the recess where the doorknob used to be, he hid a matchstick with their names on it. Ruben specializes in using Dutch woods and frequently works on commission; to see his designs, go to Ruben van der Scheer. The collection of "adopted chairs" inspired Maartje's collection of Chair Postcards.
Above: "Our kitchen is a standard Brabantia kitchen—the kind that's as plain, simple, and cheap as possible," says Maartje. "It was placed here five years ago when the whole building was renovated." Ruben customized it with wooden shelves and a triangular extension at the end, next to the coffeemaker.
Above: Vintage wallpaper—a thrift store score that they hung themselves—patterns the wall outside the home office. The stoneware lamp was a housewarming gift, a 1970s relic that came with its branch-patterned towering shade.
Above: Maartje and Ruben both have studios nearby and share their study for administrative work. The high shelves hold "a little collection of things we found or kept from our childhoods."
Above: Another of Maartje's fanciful globe lights hovers like a hot-air balloon over the bed. "Our bedroom is very plain: The curtains are from a thrift store as is the bedding (although I made the duvet cover)." The vintage school poster came from a flea market in Maartje's hometown of Zeeland, the westernmost province in the Netherlands. "It's a place with a lot of water and beach," she says—and one where artists and artful scavengers are born.
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