- Industry: Fashion
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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 seasons.
Industry:Fashion
By "who", I mean celebrities who have been seen wearing ankara made clothes, from athletes, to models, to singers, to actors, as well as politicians.
Solange Knowles was one of the first celebrities to bodly wear ankara made clothes and feature in magazines as a fashion star, influencing other celebrities to do the same. Now we see the likes of Beyonce, Lauren Hill, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Steffani, Rit Orca, Fergie, Amber Rose, and the list goes on, doing the same.
Industry:Fashion
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 taken from the watching a spider weave its web. Not like the ankara cloth, Kente cloth traditionally worn on special occassions.
Industry:Fashion
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 taken from the watching a spider weave its web. Not like the ankara cloth, Kente cloth traditionally worn on special occassions.
Industry:Fashion
Traditionally hand made cloth from Mali. The high quality woven cloth is dyed with fermented mud. Much like the kente cloth, the weaving is done using a loom, but the dyeing is done by a 3 step process involving soaking in boiled leaves, careful painting, and washing off the mud.
Industry:Fashion
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 the ankles, this protects from the heat and sun.
Industry:Fashion
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 their waistes to cover themselves during a family gathering such as funerals, weddings, or other, or to carry babies, cover themselves when they during hot nights, and can be worn during any occassion.
It originates from East Africa, and is also called a "leso", or a "wrap". Its multi functional, and can be worn any where for any occassion, it also makes a great gift for moms, wives, sister, and best friends.
Industry:Fashion
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 parties of sorts, (3) or as a sign of respect when at family gatherings.
It could simply be worn to keep your hair up and out of your face.
Industry:Fashion
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 special occassions. Its has 3 pieces: draw stringed pants, long sleeve shirt, and a gown, all the same colour.
Industry:Fashion
Deze edelsteen wordt verondersteld de kleuren van alle andere edelstenen te weerspiegelen. Opaal is de geboortesteen voor oktober en het traditionele geschenk voor de 14e huwelijksverjaardag.
Industry:Jewelry
