I kid you not! I bought it in a gay thrift store, washed it, thoroughly and now I have been wearing it for 2 hours. It is really comfortable! It feels breezy and cool. Perfect for summer. I can’t believe I am doing this. I am becoming a Datalounge cliché! I am only 55 (but look 10 years younger).
I am wearing my first caftan
by Anonymous | reply 62 | August 14, 2022 8:33 PM |
I love you, OP.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 12, 2022 12:46 AM |
[quote]gay thrift store
Out of the Closet in Los Angeles or Revivals in Palm Springs?
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 12, 2022 12:47 AM |
Enjoy this new chapter of your life!
[quote]but look 10 years younger
Of course, darling. Always.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 12, 2022 12:48 AM |
Call it a thwab or a daishiki if you want to, baby
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 12, 2022 12:48 AM |
My friend SisterFace in Hawaii has a launch of her tribal caftans here in Florida next week at a gift shop in St. Pete’s, I want the Cupid & Psychedelic heart version.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 12, 2022 12:49 AM |
[quote]I am becoming a Datalounge cliché! I am only 55 (but look 10 years younger)
Sweetie, unless you're still being carded, you're still miles from a DL cliche.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 12, 2022 12:49 AM |
R2, Philly Aids Thrift. It’s a beautiful light brown Caftan with a simple checkered pattern and two handsome buttons on top, which I leave occasionally open, of course. Btw., what’s the etiquette with this?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 12, 2022 12:53 AM |
You should wear underpants. Otherwise, be free.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 12, 2022 1:04 AM |
I created this summer themed caftan look yesterday by taking a skirt I found on the street here in Brooklyn and putting it over my head. I feel the look gives me a Mama Cass vibe.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 12, 2022 1:08 AM |
You don’t look a day over 65, R9, darling.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 12, 2022 1:09 AM |
Now add earrings to make the transformation complete!
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 12, 2022 1:10 AM |
If you were really cool you’d get KAFTKO caftan by Ross Matthew’s.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 12, 2022 1:12 AM |
I didn’t want to be cool, R12, I want to be comfortable. And now I am!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 12, 2022 1:15 AM |
R9’s pic made me smile.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 12, 2022 1:16 AM |
I’m not a fat but I have grown tired of belts around my waist. I 66 but people tell me I look a decade younger.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 12, 2022 1:20 AM |
What kind of shoe did you pair it with? Please tell me it’s a white Birkinstock Arizona.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 12, 2022 1:22 AM |
Anyway darling, I bet you look nothing less than fabulous!!!
by Anonymous | reply 17 | August 12, 2022 1:33 AM |
[quote]I bought it in a gay thrift store, washed it, thoroughly
What were the most challenging stains to get out?
Cum? Lube? Ben-Gay? Lady Clairol?
by Anonymous | reply 18 | August 12, 2022 1:45 AM |
R18 Smart shoppers know anything they buy at a gay thrift store probably has dried up HIV semen on it.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | August 12, 2022 1:49 AM |
There IS wisdom in wearing caftans in this weather. There's a reason desert cultures wear robes and multiple layers of natural fibers: it creates air circulation and conserves body temperatures! Much more so than going naked or wearing tight fitting clothes. You look cool OP - in every sense of the word.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | August 12, 2022 2:16 AM |
For you, OP.
Oh, Sorry,
I thought it said "Queen-Size Homo."
by Anonymous | reply 21 | August 12, 2022 2:33 AM |
That’s a muumuu not a caftan, R21.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | August 12, 2022 4:49 AM |
I couldn’t quite tell what it was R18, but it felt nacreous.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | August 12, 2022 4:53 AM |
Is it appropriate to wear a caftan in an office? On a casual Friday that is. Or is this strictly a house thing?
by Anonymous | reply 24 | August 12, 2022 10:52 AM |
[italic]'There she is, Miss America'[/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 25 | August 12, 2022 11:04 AM |
Good for you OP!
by Anonymous | reply 26 | August 12, 2022 11:16 AM |
[quote]St. Pete’s
Oh, dear.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | August 12, 2022 11:20 AM |
Op is it floor length? What kind of material? Gauzy?
by Anonymous | reply 28 | August 12, 2022 11:42 AM |
Ooh, I’d wear the one R25 posted.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | August 12, 2022 12:10 PM |
Alle length , more like bed sheety. And it has a front pocket.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | August 12, 2022 1:10 PM |
^Ankle length
by Anonymous | reply 31 | August 12, 2022 1:11 PM |
Fat fuck!
by Anonymous | reply 32 | August 12, 2022 1:13 PM |
And do you wear underwear under your kilt
by Anonymous | reply 33 | August 12, 2022 1:59 PM |
But do you bathe with a rag on a stick?
by Anonymous | reply 34 | August 12, 2022 2:04 PM |
Congratulation, OP! This is the first step in becoming a real no-go KS giver. May your hem find often lifting and your rustle run the room.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | August 12, 2022 2:07 PM |
∆∆ No-fucks giver
by Anonymous | reply 36 | August 12, 2022 2:08 PM |
[quote]You should wear underpants. Otherwise, be free.
That's helpful advice. OP, don't drink and drive! Or get shit faced and get behind the wheel!
by Anonymous | reply 37 | August 12, 2022 2:17 PM |
Caftans are a sign of defeat. Not taking showers will be next.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | August 12, 2022 2:21 PM |
Remember the patroness of caftans, Mrs. Maude Findlay.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | August 12, 2022 2:40 PM |
KS giver, R35? Karposi Sarcoma?
by Anonymous | reply 40 | August 12, 2022 3:40 PM |
A beautiful turban really completes the look.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | August 13, 2022 12:12 AM |
It must be nice toss out all of those Spanx and girdles once and for all.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | August 13, 2022 12:53 AM |
OP, have you been asked over to Greg's for the weekend, not just brunch??
by Anonymous | reply 43 | August 13, 2022 1:12 AM |
To R9, I have summer curtains in my kitchen leading out to the veranda that look just like your caftan. Of course, these are lined to block the afternoon sun. I like them, they are colorful& summery!!
by Anonymous | reply 44 | August 13, 2022 1:20 AM |
PS...Phillywhore Loves Greg's recipes!!
by Anonymous | reply 45 | August 13, 2022 1:22 AM |
And will you be hatless, OP?
by Anonymous | reply 46 | August 13, 2022 11:35 AM |
Hatless? Why? Does one wear a hat with a caftan? Like a backwards baseball cap.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | August 13, 2022 12:33 PM |
R9 you made me laugh (mostly in endearment)
by Anonymous | reply 48 | August 13, 2022 1:35 PM |
R9, you are (if this is really you) the very model of a Datalounger. This is how I always pictures my fellows. Well groomed, a bit bitchy, and feeling much younger than they are.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | August 13, 2022 2:10 PM |
Dont forget to wear a boa, dahlink! The evenings do get chilly.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | August 13, 2022 2:17 PM |
R9, that is great! You should start up a My First Caftan pop-ups, these girls will gobble them up like so much Halloween candy
by Anonymous | reply 51 | August 13, 2022 2:28 PM |
R21, after a certain weight caftans simply cannot be relied on.
You are a hectoring fataphobe and lack understanding, despite your own size.
Tsk.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | August 13, 2022 4:26 PM |
Also, r21 is a meanie!
by Anonymous | reply 53 | August 13, 2022 4:46 PM |
Fat people are so sensitive.
Maybe the DL isn't for them, poor dears. They don't seem to understand the wink in a little shade.
Oh. Cunts. I see.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | August 13, 2022 6:22 PM |
OP, did you splurge for the extra side panels or extensions in case you really let yourself go?
by Anonymous | reply 55 | August 13, 2022 6:25 PM |
Can’t I just insert fabric in this case?
by Anonymous | reply 56 | August 13, 2022 11:49 PM |
And why do you assume I am fat just because I am wearing a Caftan? I am no Alan Carr.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | August 13, 2022 11:51 PM |
Only fat slobs wear Caftans. Who are you kidding?
by Anonymous | reply 58 | August 14, 2022 1:02 AM |
I watched a gay-themed movie the other night ("Al Berto") in which the young guy actually wore a caftan (I think 2 different ones). It was set in the 70s.
I immediately thought of this site.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | August 14, 2022 5:52 PM |
Stand in a mirror OP, swish a little, left and right to center your chakras.
Then practise your POWER HISS!
by Anonymous | reply 60 | August 14, 2022 5:59 PM |
I’m fine with a large, loose fitting t-shirt and baggy elastic band shorts. Of course, that’s just for lounging around the house.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | August 14, 2022 7:58 PM |
Id wear one in a second if I had one. Havent pulled the trigger on buying one yet,but its very close.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | August 14, 2022 8:33 PM |