Kaftan vs. Muumuu — What's the Difference?

A kaftan or caftan (; Persian: خفتان‎ khaftān) is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has been worn in a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years and is of Asiatic origin. In Russian usage, kaftan instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves.

The muumuu or muʻumuʻu (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmuʔuˈmuʔu]) is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin that hangs from the shoulder and is like a cross between a shirt and a robe. Like the aloha shirt, muumuu exports are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of generic Polynesian motifs.

A man's long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East.

A long loose dress that hangs free from the shoulders.

Variant of caftan.

A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

A woman's loose unbelted dress

A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

See Caftan.

A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East

A (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant