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African style dressing has taken a new turn. It has adapted a new style keeping with the traditional materials called Ankara (Ghana), Kanga (Kenya), and Zambia (Zimbabwe). This is now a style not restricted to Africans but to the entire fashion world.

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It is cheap traditional fabric, which is made by using Indonesian batik making techniques. It has tribal like patterns and bright colors while the prints reflect african culture and lifestyle, and is ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

A clash of style and culture. Ankara fashion is not limited to "African" women, it also appeals to men and children of all races, shapes and sizes, for all occassions, and best of all; for all ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

It is a West Africas kaftan, worn by men, and recently women. Much like the dashiki, it is a long loose wide sleeved robe. As formal wear, its decorated with intricate embroidery, it is worn on ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

Embroidered, easy to wear, loose fitting shirts, which are traditionally worn by men. It orignated from West and East Africa. It is light and comes in both waiste length and long length which reaches ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

In the african culture the headwrap is worn by women for 3 reasons, (1)to protect ones hair while sleeping, or protect it from the sun, or (2) it may be worn as an adornment, during weddings and ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

Its a large rectangle of pure printed cloth. The width spans from your neck to you knee, and is printed with bright colours and repetitive designs. It is primarily used by women to simply wrap around ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

Unlike the ankara cloth, kente is woven and not wax printed. It is ethnic to most West African countries, and developed by the Ashanti people in 17th Centruy A.D. It is said that this weaving is ...

Domain: Fashion; Category: Style, cut & fit

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