Men's kaftan dress
Costumes
Inventory number
2025.9.2.8.CO.ET.C1975.IR
Description
Persian kaftan dress for men made of purple silk taffeta with embroidery. Floor length, has long sleeves with the gussets, decorated with a wide strip of national embroidery in beige thread along the collar, by the front bib, at the sleeve bottoms and by the hem, the neckline is edged by Manajel stitch in red and green threads and is closed with tasseled ropes, the additional gores in the side seams are bordered with fuchsia stripes, the gussets and the neckline lining are made of red chintz with a floral print. From the wardrobe of British ballet dancer Jelko YURESHA.
Materials
Silk taffeta
Chintz
Embroidery
Origin
circa 1975
Iran, Persia