Embroidered Beach Kaftans is Melissa Odabash's embroidery-led kaftan collection, in white-and-burgundy cotton-linen, built around embroidery placed at the neckline and cuffs for daytime wear over swimwear.
Embroidery on a kaftan does what a print can't - it changes texture as well as pattern, catching light differently depending on the thread and the stitch used across the piece. Embroidered Beach Kaftans is the kaftan-specific deep dive into that detail, distinct from embroidery elsewhere in the range and given room to be the whole story of the page. Hillary White/Burgundy Dress fronts the range in a white-and-burgundy cotton-linen blend, its embroidery placed at the neckline and cuffs rather than spread across the whole piece indiscriminately. Tyra Periwinkle White Beach Dress and Rue Lime White Beach Dress extend the same detailing into fuller lengths, each chosen for embroidery dense enough to read from across a pool deck rather than only registering up close. Each piece takes noticeably longer to finish than a plain equivalent, which shows in how the embroidery sits against the skin. Wear over a plain swimsuit so the embroidery has the visual space it needs to register properly against the skin. Finish with raffia accessories from Hats for a considered daytime look - a kaftan this detailed rarely needs a second layer of decoration stacked on top of it. The detail is the whole point of buying one over a plainer alternative from elsewhere in the range.
