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Launched in 2012, the company produces branded apparel for businesses and other organizations, as well as own-brand menswear including shirts, pants, suits, and native attire. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Kenneth Ize , a menswear designer who grew up in Austria, [ 17 ] won the Fashion Focus prize and was one of the first Nigerian designers to have his clothes ...
The three pieces are generally of the same colour. It is made from cotton and richly embroidered in traditional patterns. It is worth stating, the Yoruba Agbada is a different clothing and distinct from the Babaringa and Grand Boubou. [2] The Agbada is produced in various styles including with aso oke, lace, silk, etc.
Lefe is a Hausa wedding tradition that originated in the Hausa Land, Northern Nigeria (Arewa). The tradition asks the groom to purchase beautiful and expensive items as a grand gift for his bride. The groom's female relatives, including his aunts, take the gifts (kayan lefe) to the bride's house before the wedding. Upon arrival, the bride's ...
[6]: 23 This tradition finds some support in a Bornu tradition, as reported by H.R. Palmer, which indicates that around 1250 A.D., the Kwona, a section of the Jukun, had established themselves along the Gongola River. However, the Hausa Bayajidda legend portrays Kororofa as one of the "illegitimate" children of Biram. [12]: 201–203
The Frankaa [27] [28] is the Flag of a Fante Asafo company. The block-colored patchwork design on the Frankaa alludes to proverbs, depicts historical events, or asserts the wealth and power of the Asafo company that manufactured it. Appliqué and embroidery appear on both sides of the flag. Before the 1500s, Nigeria imported beads from India.
A company store is a retail store selling a limited range of food, clothing and daily necessities to employees of a company. It is typical of a company town in a remote area where virtually everyone is employed by one firm, such as a coal mine. In a company town, the housing is owned by the company but there may be independent stores there or ...
The company specializes in formal men's shirts (starting at $90), trousers and ties, which can be bought or made to order at select retailers in Florida and Texas or through its online store. Its ...
Hausa Day was introduced on August 26, 2015, by Nigerian journalist Abdulbaki Aliyu Jari. Jari's goal was to promote the Hausa language online and raise awareness of the challenges facing it. Jari suggested participants use Hausa on their social media, either by posting adages or coming up with new Hausa words for emerging ideas and technology.