Belt No.20 Single panel midi kaftan in mustard with blue motif design. Typically a regular kaftan has

Typically a regular kaftan has the lines 8 threads wide

* It takes each artisan over one month to make a jumpsuit and

Each weaver measures out the number of warp threads needed

65 comes from the cochineal insect from which the natural dye ‘carmine’ is derived

This simple single panel kaftan exudes elegance

Belt No.20 Single panel midi kaftan in mustard with blue motif design. Typically a regular kaftan hasFormer British Vogue Stylist Pippa Holt has collaborated with a community of weavers in Mexico to create a line of handwoven belts to wear with the kaftans. Originating in a town called Santo Toms Jalieza, known as the belt town, this group has been making belts for many years in techniques passed down from their ancestors. The colourful pieces are handwoven in cotton on a backstrap loom. Master weaver, Abigail, weaves the finest and most intricate of