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2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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   African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa. They were introduced to West Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian batik designs. [4] They began to adapt their designs and colours to suit the tastes of the African ...

3. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   The clothing is often admired by Nigerian fashionista, especially in Fashion show. The clothing is used to embrace and enhance different movements, post, blend, gestures, and expressions. Yoruba women's garments have evolved over centuries, adapting to changes in fashion, lifestyle, and societal norms.

4. Fashion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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   Tolu Coker, a British designer, her fashion designs draw inspiration from her Yoruba heritage. [6] [18] Evans Akere is a Nigerian fashion designer [19] [20] [21] and the founder of the luxury menswear brand called Vanskere, [20] [22] a distinguished Nigerian luxury fashion brand that specializes in ready-to-wear urban African attire.

5. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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   Fashion, connecting closely with one's daily life, also plays a crucial role in the identification of South Africa's culture and people, merely as it does every elsewhere in the world. Clothing can be chosen for convenience, or be used to express style, political beliefs, religious beliefs and perspective in life.

6. Fashion - Wikipedia

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   Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.

7. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A group of Nigerian women wearing a blouse and wrapper sets with Gele . The wrapper, lappa, or pagne is a colorful garment widely worn in West Africa by both men and women. . It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored ensembl