Fabulous 1960s Josefa Hand Muted Charcoal & Coral Cotton Caftan w Hand Embroidered Details z-archive-1960s Item# DD2476

Item# DD2476

This particular dress is a really spectacular one shoulder chiffon dress

Item# DD3176

I had it looked at by someone well versed in early textile and they told me that they would guess that the color was achieved by an organic dye - it has a very unusual one to it - in certain lights it has an almost taupe brown cast to it where the light catches it - if you know how black silk velvet can have a silverish grey sheen to it when it moves this is similar but in green and taupe

Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to seam under bust

Fabulous 1960s Josefa Hand Muted Charcoal & Coral Cotton Caftan w Hand Embroidered Details z-archive-1960s Item# DD2476I love Josefa caftans and have covered the history of the label a couple of times in my Instagram. They are like owning a piece of wearable art. Every single one of them was entirely hand made and detailed. They were made in Mexico in the late sixties to early seventies and were the epitome of Bohemian chic in their day. They are easy to wear pieces that can go from the beach, to exploring far off markets, to being worn as an evening piece depending