K AFTAN MAGHREBI
In the Maghreb, kaftans are worn by women. The word kaftan in the Maghreb is commonly used for one piece dress. However, there are typical versions of maghrebi kaftans called Takchita (2 piece-dress and a large belt),etc. Kaftans can be worn on both casual and extremely formal occasions, depending on the materials used.
This dress actually was masculine in the beginning which has become a dress worn by women during the centuries. Today, kafta is only used the describe women dress and people would rather describe the man's dress as Djellaba.
The Maghrebi kaftan is a result of the spreading of middle-easteners to North-Africa, which introduced the dress around the 6th and 7th centuries. Kaftans have been made by many Moroccan dynasties over the centuries including the Almoravids dynasty.
More recently, many Moroccan fashion designers has succeeded in promoting internationally the Moroccan Kaftan. A Moroccan fashion haut-couture show is once held in the year in Marrakech. and several Moroccan magazines help promote the latest fashions like Femmes du Maroc, Citadine or Nissaa Min Al Maghrib
