princess polly off the shoulder dress Cecilia Maxi Navy skimming mini made with a sweetheart neck and an edgy front cutout. Azura Off The Shoulder Maxi

Note the short lines detailing the elbow and fingers

1950s: The Sweetheart Cut Made popular by none other than Elizabeth Taylor, in Father of the Bride, the sweetheart cut gained popularity in the '50s and symbolized a need to move on from the previous, war-struck decade

"What's happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you're trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis," says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College

This adaptability reinforces the kaftans practicality and elevates it from a single-use garment to a versatile wardrobe staple