Getting dressed as a guest attending a dinner party is one thing.
Expose too much skin, however, and youre at risk of a burn.
Then, you also want to wear something a little specialthis is a party after allbut not impractical.
The Serendipity Delhi for Autumn Sonata Marta kaftan. The silk, smock-like garment was designed by the New Delhi based lifestyle store and New York based design studio as the perfect garment to wear while entertaining.
Youll be moving around the entire evening, and the stain risk is high.
Luckily, Autumn Sonata has just the thing.
Elias already had a concept in mind.
Photo: Michelle Huynh
So thats where the idea of creating the dinner party kaftan came to life.
(Naturally, there are also pockets.)
Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.
(The design sits in the Metropolitan Museum Arts Costume Institute Collection.)
Then look at the kaftan itself, which dates back to the very earliest ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia.
So Autumn Sonata and Serendipity Delhis design?
Its just the latest addition to a long-ranging, culture-spanning clothing canon.
It really is the perfect outfit for the host, she says.
