Kaftan is a brand from Bogotá-Colombia founded in 2000 by the fashion designer Mónica Duque and the plastic artist John Ortiz, this couple bet from the beginning to experiment and propose a new concept of clothing where diversity, inclusion, awareness for the environment, fair trade, temporality, aesthetics and functionality were the bases for designing the garments, in this way the brand has guaranteed its loyal customers to be a different option, of high quality and identity .
KAFTAN in these 20 years has stood out for participating internationally in fairs in cities such as Paris in the Ehical Fashion Show in the carousel of the Louvre museum, in the same way it has obtained recognition in contests such as Desing Lenzing Modal held in Austria, being the only representatives from South America; At a local level, it has participated in different fairs and has won design awards such as first place in the national fashion contest L’éthique C’est Chic organized by the Alliance Française.
2000
Creation
BIRTH
Designed and materialized from
the third world by KAFTAN, Bogotá
2006
Participation
FASHION CIRCLE
Young talents – Corferias Bogotá
2008
Winner
NATIONAL CONTEST
L ETHIQUE CEST CHIC
French Alliance, Bogotá
2009
Participation
ETHICAL FASHION
SHOW
Paris France
2010
Jury
II NATIONAL COMPETITION
L ETHIQUE CEST CHIC
French Alliance, Bogotá
2010
Participation
THE GRAND PARADE
GREEN
Cartagena
2011
Selected
CONCOURS DESIGN
LENZING MODAL
Austria
2011
Participation
ETHICAL FASHION SHOW
CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE
Paris France
2012
Selected
WORLDWIDE CONTEST
FASHION FINEST LONDON
London Fashion Week.
2013
New Collection
SHOP SHOW
DR. MARTENS
Bogotá, Colombia
2014
Proposal
ARTISTS
KAFTAN
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The brand amplifies the proposal of several
artists, brand users.
2015
Proposal
FRIENDS
KAFTAN
The brand is constituted as an icon
among influential people in
music, writing, film and performing arts
2016
Present
WE TAKEN
THE BOOK FAIR
In the midst of literary proposals,
we launched this collection.
2017
Present
WE TAKEN
ROCK THE PARK
We embody music in
our forms
2018
RENEWAL
OF THE BRAND
We reinforce the spirit
of our identity
2018
Proposal
BORN
CREATOR SPACE
An independent gallery of creators
for creators.
2019
FIRST STORE
OUTSIDE COLOMBIA
KAFTAN ECUADOR
2020
Participation
AMERICAN CARAVAN
Mexico