Tori Richards kaftan 1960s

Cotton sateen printed kaftan
1960s
Hong Kong
By Tori Richards Honolulu
Printed, irregular weave, cotton sateen ( silk-like polished cotton) kimono style kaftan with printed Asian inspired medallion motif. Kimono style sleeves are lined in the same fabric with the lining visible from the wide sleeve openings. Frog closure down front of dress and fully lined.

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The weave of the cotton fabric affects how the sheets feel against your skin. After the creation of the cotton yarns, the manufacturer uses one of several weaves to construct the fabric for sheets. Inexpensive plain weaves have an equal number of horizontal and vertical yarns that results in a slightly rougher feel. The percale weave, an upscale smoother version of the plain weave with more threads, must have 180 threads per square inch or higher. In a sateen weave, you'll find more vertical yarns than horizontal ones, which gives the fabric its smoothness when compared to percale weave's crisp coolness or plain weave's coarseness, the weave used in cotton canvas fabrics.
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From our headquarters in Honolulu, Tori Richard is a resort lifestyle company. Founded in 1956, Tori Richard, Ltd. is still today a family business driven by an appreciation of unique fabrications and globally inspired prints. The artwork that informs our textiles is our passion.

In the 1960’s, Tori Richard established itself as one of the nation’s premier purveyors for women’s resort wear. Prints were bold and dramatic. The primary fabrics were 100% cotton sateen and jacquards along with some silk weaves. Exclusive stores across the country loved the powerful statement Tori Richard garments made in advertisements and window displays. As was the trend at the time, the A-line dress was the most popular style.
In 1966, Mort Feldman & Howard Hope of Sun Fashions, as vice president and president of the Hawaii Fashion Guild, lobbied the state legislature to proclaim every Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day, “Aloha Friday. The measure was adopted and “aloha attire” became the official dress of the state of Hawai‘i. This effort is largely credited as the precursor to the national Casual Friday movement in the 1990s.
By 1968, Tori Richard had nearly 200 employees with dedicated showroom offices in Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. Tori Richard women’s sportswear could be found in the best stores of the era; Saks Fifth Avenue, I. Magnin, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Marshall Fields and Nordstrom, to name a few. The company archives are full of advertisements in Vogue Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and The New York Times.
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