The Moroccan Cultural Heritage Days, held on May 17 and 18 in Prague, offered a vibrant celebration of the richness of Moroccan traditions, notably through a caftan collection presented by ...

brother of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, married Oum Keltoum Boufares. The prince and his 27-year-old fiancée, whose name had previously been unknown, began their three-day wedding festivities ...

"I would tell myself that one day I would love to design and make kaftans like him - but even better." As a woman it was not easy starting up her own business in Morocco. The only daughter of a ...

For special occasions, Moroccan women often opt for kaftans and djellabas. El Maazouzi greets her customer, Mariam Titoua, and helps her select the colors for the skalli (embroidery) threads she ...

Moroccan fashion designer Ilham Benami describes how she built her kaftan business and how her designs have evolved for the modern Moroccan woman. Video journalist: Nora Fakim ...

The elaborate designs, colours and materials of the kaftans marked out as the wearer as being a person of wealth. In Morocco, where the Ottoman Empire did not extend, kaftans began to be worn from ...