Persian Caftan

Persian!

This was my first Persian, taken from Master Rashid's pattern that can be found HERE. The pattern was easy to follow and quick to assemble. I made a cotton mock-up to check fit and adjust before I laid it out on my good fabric. It's made with a heavy duck fabric with print on the outside, and a black linen/cotton blend on the liner. I tried to make it so it would be reversible, and have worn it both ways since then. I don't have any photos of myself in the finished product with all the accouterments, as I frequently wear this at night or if it's cold. 

I don't recall having any issues assembling this piece, and it was one of the first things I made where I didn't have a monumental problem setting my gores :) 

Pattern

First Neatly Set Gores

Front View, Finished

Back View, Finished

I'll eventually be doing more research into Persian as I spend a lot of my time mounted, and this is very easy to ride in. For now, I just have the one piece and I wear it layered over more modern clothes that can "pass" as period :) 

-E