aren't they? Talk about feeling like royalty...

WHERE HAS ALL THE SCOTCH GONE? BLOODY HELL, WOMAN!

you can find some that have a drawstring below the bust, sometimes (I'm a D-cup and not a small girl by any stretch). I've got a couple, one I found at an import shop and one I found on the JPeterman site a few years back...

Personally? I feel like if they're properly blinged/trimmed out? No one cares that you look…

YES!!!! And are usually cotton or linen...so damn comfy on a hot day!

and some Egyptian ones, for comparison (also called galabya or jalabia):

and then there's a whole thing going with 'caftan Moroccain', aka takshita (a more formal version found in Morocco):

One of my style icons re: caftans—-Talitha Getty. Yes, she was a messed up heroin addict, but DAMN girlfriend was stunning:

And bonus: Yves Saint Laurent (who spent a lot of time in Marrakech)—

thank you! I've had that concern, but every Indian I've met when I've been wearing one has complemented me, so I figured it was okay (and of course, the shopkeeper at one store I get 'em at was encouraging me to get one kurta in every color! *g*)

I wear 'em all the time in the summer; an Indian engineer I work with has complemented me a couple of times (I wear dressier shalwar khameez to work, as well as kurtas).

I discovered how comfy they were when I had to be in Oklahoma City in the summer for work. Dressy, yet comfortable! I've also worn them when I've…

don't forget to pack the brain bleach!!!!

I've always loved caftans! And since I've taken vacations in Egypt and Morocco over the years, I've curated quite the collection—some lightweight linen, some with serious soutache(sp?) braid work, some inexpensive block-printed cotton and one I had custom-made in silk velvet (cost me a pretty penny too—more than I…

a little more closely cut than a Muumuu. The muumuu I have (that was a gift to my Mom back in the 70s) is more shapeless than the caftans I have.

I've seen inexpensive silky ones at, of all places, Ross. Seriously.

I also second the JPeterman and Soft Surroundings links...I got a lovely cotton one recently from Soft Surroundings.

THIS. What the ever-loving-fuck did I just read????

This. Never was able to work a scrunchie back in the day; my hair was too thick and they'd just slide off after about 5 minutes of wear. If I did attempt one, I'd put my hair in a rubber band first...

I'll see your three showers, and raise you three Silkwood showers and a dunk in a vat of acid. BLECH!

as the saying goes—born on third base, and thinks she hit a triple...

I think for Rome they had to make merkins for some who were bare, iirc...

I know, right?

yes—my friend does a lot of junkets, where the actors are pretty much obligated to be there to promote their project. Even being asked non-intrusive questions, he comes off as an entitled prick, apparently. YMMV, of course.