Just when we thought we had worn every made-for-chilling piece of clothing out there, Kelly Ripa kindly reminded us of the perfect and unfairly forgotten kaftan. In a belated Mother's Day tribute to the "original kaftan/caftan wearer," Ripa shared a series of photos of herself and her mother twinning years apart in the beachy loungewear. Ripa threw it back to 2012 and 2018 visits with the fam to various tropical destinations, in which she looked positively radiant in a lime green kaftan (Shop similar: $40; saksoff5th.com), a butterfly print kaftan (Shop similar: $40; saksoff5th.com), a super tropical floral kaftan (Shop similar: $155; saksoff5th.com), and a gauzy white kaftan (Shop similar: $204; saksoff5th.com).
While Ripa's post highlighted the piece's obvious charms as a vacation staple, we're also immediately drawn to it as an alternative to sweats and bike shorts for wearing at home, especially as temperatures rise. Even Ripa's famous friends agree: Debbie Mazar commented, "Love!Im with ya!Especially now at home " and Lisa Rinna wrote, "CHIC MOMMA QUEEN! "
Luckily, this totally non-constricting, dress-like garment is on sale in so many gorgeous variations and at so many retailers, including Saks Off 5th, Nordstrom Rack, Boohoo, Madewell, and Nordstrom.
