The Blue Caftan: Stitching together love and yearning

An elderly woman brings a beautiful caftan to the shop of Halim and Mina in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. It’s a stunning piece of craftsmanship she was gifted at the birth of her eldest child but the decades have taken their toll on a small section of the stitching. The camera closes in on the garment’s gorgeous golden detail as Halim wistfully tells the woman that the classical sewing technique that might restore her sartorial heirloom has been lost to the past. Still, Halim will mend what he can to save the caftan for future generations. “Using the handmade construction of the eponymous …

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