Marianne: Summer of the Caftan.

Back in May, when I was very pregnant and facing a long summer of my clothes not fitting, I declared that this would be the Summer of the Caftan. I was determined to bring back Mrs. Roper's finest outfits. But really, I only bought one. It's a good one though.

This fluid, super comfortable silk jersey caftan was an insomniac purchase off of eBay and came from Myanmar. Random, but it's so soft and easy to wear, and fairly flattering considering it's a big sack with a drawstring. Incongruously covered in what appear to be giant fingerprints?

I'm already thinking about buying a couple more caftans for wearing around the house. It's a slippery slope, but come on. This Natori caftan? Is so pretty.

Natori Thein Embellished Caftan

And whoa, apparently the kind of people who swan around the house in caftans are willing to spend a lot of money on them. Case in point, this $900 Issa number (that is admittedly lovely):

Issa Wide Sleeve Print Caftan

And this gorgeous Tory Burch caftan, which is at least on sale (but still pricey):

Tory Burch Tofino Long Caftan

This Rachel Pally caftan is pretty enough to wear to work and majorly on sale. I may have to pull the trigger and buy it for myself:

Rachel Pally Starflower-Print Long Caftan Dress, Women's

But for now I'll stick with my $20 Myanmar special, fingerprints and all. What say you? Would you wear a caftan? Don't knock it until you try it. Now, off to find my turban...