Tee Apparel
The Terracotta Evening Kaftan
For: The evening reception, after the ceremonial change
A short silk-cotton kaftan in terracotta, cut with deep side slits and worn with sandals. It is the most comfortable thing you can wear to an evening reception and still look deliberate.
- Colour
- Terracotta
- Cloth
- Silk-cotton, unlined, mandarin collar
- Cut
- Top to mid-thigh
- Detail
- Mandarin collar, concealed placket, deep side slits
Indicative UK market range: £400–£900
On your frame
- Broad / muscular — Deepen the armhole, keep the slits long, and skip any chest detail.
- Tall and lean — Take the top slightly longer so the mid-thigh hem lands where it should.
- Compact — Hem at the high hip, taper the trouser, and stay in one tone.
- Fuller figure — Straight body, wider sleeve, and deep slits so nothing catches at the hip.
What to do next
01 — The introduction
If this is the shape you want, tell me the occasion and date and I will point you at the right house for it.
Tell me the occasion, the date and your budget bracket. Within 24 hours you get back: two or three houses I would actually approach and why those and not others, the alterations to insist on for your build, a realistic timeline for your date, and a short written brief you can hand to the tailor at the first fitting.
- No fee, no commission, nothing sold here.
- If nobody I trust fits your date or budget, I say so.
- Read by me, answered by me.
02 — If the date is further off