Annmarie O'Connor: 11 ways to update the retro-chic kaftan and beat the heat

Although we can trace its first modern iteration to the ‘50s, thanks to Dior and Yves Saint Laurent; the early '60s would see the breezy garment hit star status thanks to Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland. 

Modest, airy kaftans for summer

As fashion moments go, the 1960s had its fair share. 

Mary Quant’s mini-skirt and the ‘itsy bitsy’ bikini caused some pearl-clutching, but the impact was, ironically, made by the modest kaftan.