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I am wearing my first caftan

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).

by Anonymousreply 62August 14, 2022 8:33 PM

I love you, OP.

by Anonymousreply 1August 12, 2022 12:46 AM

[quote]gay thrift store

Out of the Closet in Los Angeles or Revivals in Palm Springs?

by Anonymousreply 2August 12, 2022 12:47 AM

Enjoy this new chapter of your life!

[quote]but look 10 years younger

Of course, darling. Always.

by Anonymousreply 3August 12, 2022 12:48 AM

Call it a thwab or a daishiki if you want to, baby

by Anonymousreply 4August 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.

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by Anonymousreply 5August 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 Anonymousreply 6August 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 Anonymousreply 7August 12, 2022 12:53 AM

You should wear underpants. Otherwise, be free.

by Anonymousreply 8August 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.

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by Anonymousreply 9August 12, 2022 1:08 AM

You don’t look a day over 65, R9, darling.

by Anonymousreply 10August 12, 2022 1:09 AM

Now add earrings to make the transformation complete!

by Anonymousreply 11August 12, 2022 1:10 AM

If you were really cool you’d get KAFTKO caftan by Ross Matthew’s.

by Anonymousreply 12August 12, 2022 1:12 AM

I didn’t want to be cool, R12, I want to be comfortable. And now I am!

by Anonymousreply 13August 12, 2022 1:15 AM

R9’s pic made me smile.

by Anonymousreply 14August 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 Anonymousreply 15August 12, 2022 1:20 AM

What kind of shoe did you pair it with? Please tell me it’s a white Birkinstock Arizona.

by Anonymousreply 16August 12, 2022 1:22 AM

Anyway darling, I bet you look nothing less than fabulous!!!

by Anonymousreply 17August 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 Anonymousreply 18August 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 Anonymousreply 19August 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 Anonymousreply 20August 12, 2022 2:16 AM

For you, OP.

Oh, Sorry,

I thought it said "Queen-Size Homo."

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by Anonymousreply 21August 12, 2022 2:33 AM

That’s a muumuu not a caftan, R21.

by Anonymousreply 22August 12, 2022 4:49 AM

I couldn’t quite tell what it was R18, but it felt nacreous.

by Anonymousreply 23August 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 Anonymousreply 24August 12, 2022 10:52 AM

[italic]'There she is, Miss America'[/italic]

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by Anonymousreply 25August 12, 2022 11:04 AM

Good for you OP!

by Anonymousreply 26August 12, 2022 11:16 AM

[quote]St. Pete’s

Oh, dear.

by Anonymousreply 27August 12, 2022 11:20 AM

Op is it floor length? What kind of material? Gauzy?

by Anonymousreply 28August 12, 2022 11:42 AM

Ooh, I’d wear the one R25 posted.

by Anonymousreply 29August 12, 2022 12:10 PM

Alle length , more like bed sheety. And it has a front pocket.

by Anonymousreply 30August 12, 2022 1:10 PM

^Ankle length

by Anonymousreply 31August 12, 2022 1:11 PM

Fat fuck!

by Anonymousreply 32August 12, 2022 1:13 PM

And do you wear underwear under your kilt

by Anonymousreply 33August 12, 2022 1:59 PM

But do you bathe with a rag on a stick?

by Anonymousreply 34August 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 Anonymousreply 35August 12, 2022 2:07 PM

∆∆ No-fucks giver

by Anonymousreply 36August 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 Anonymousreply 37August 12, 2022 2:17 PM

Caftans are a sign of defeat. Not taking showers will be next.

by Anonymousreply 38August 12, 2022 2:21 PM

Remember the patroness of caftans, Mrs. Maude Findlay.

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by Anonymousreply 39August 12, 2022 2:40 PM

KS giver, R35? Karposi Sarcoma?

by Anonymousreply 40August 12, 2022 3:40 PM

A beautiful turban really completes the look.

by Anonymousreply 41August 13, 2022 12:12 AM

It must be nice toss out all of those Spanx and girdles once and for all.

by Anonymousreply 42August 13, 2022 12:53 AM

OP, have you been asked over to Greg's for the weekend, not just brunch??

by Anonymousreply 43August 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 Anonymousreply 44August 13, 2022 1:20 AM

PS...Phillywhore Loves Greg's recipes!!

by Anonymousreply 45August 13, 2022 1:22 AM

And will you be hatless, OP?

by Anonymousreply 46August 13, 2022 11:35 AM

Hatless? Why? Does one wear a hat with a caftan? Like a backwards baseball cap.

by Anonymousreply 47August 13, 2022 12:33 PM

R9 you made me laugh (mostly in endearment)

by Anonymousreply 48August 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 Anonymousreply 49August 13, 2022 2:10 PM

Dont forget to wear a boa, dahlink! The evenings do get chilly.

by Anonymousreply 50August 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 Anonymousreply 51August 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 Anonymousreply 52August 13, 2022 4:26 PM

Also, r21 is a meanie!

by Anonymousreply 53August 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 Anonymousreply 54August 13, 2022 6:22 PM

OP, did you splurge for the extra side panels or extensions in case you really let yourself go?

by Anonymousreply 55August 13, 2022 6:25 PM

Can’t I just insert fabric in this case?

by Anonymousreply 56August 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 Anonymousreply 57August 13, 2022 11:51 PM

Only fat slobs wear Caftans. Who are you kidding?

by Anonymousreply 58August 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 Anonymousreply 59August 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 Anonymousreply 60August 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 Anonymousreply 61August 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 Anonymousreply 62August 14, 2022 8:33 PM
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