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2. Bazin (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   In Senegal everyday wear is a caftan, or boubou with pants for the men and pagne a garment that women wrap around their hips and wear under a boubou. [Madison and Hansen, pg 126, 176] The formal ensemble for men is a three piece outfit consisting of a caftan, a tchaya (Wolof word for loose trousers), grand boubou and a white embroidered ...

3. Senegalese kaftan - Wikipedia

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   The kaftan is worn by Christians, African Jews, Muslims, and followers of African traditional religion. Furthermore, Senegalese kaftans are common among men of African descent in the African diaspora. The Senegalese kaftan is men's attire. In West Africa, and the United States, this robe is not worn by women. The women's robe is called a kaftan.

4. Kaftan - Wikipedia

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   In West Africa, a kaftan is a pullover robe, worn by both men and women. The women's robe is called a kaftan, and the men's garment is referred to as a Senegalese kaftan. A Senegalese kaftan is a pullover men's robe with long bell-like sleeves. In the Wolof language, this robe is called a mbubb and in French, it is called a boubou.

5. Willi Smith - Wikipedia

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   Smith continued to design and, in 1976, traveled to Bombay India with Mallet to produce a small collection of women's separates in natural fibers. [10] The collection was a success, and soon after, Smith and Mallet formed the label WilliWear Ltd., with Mallet as President of the company and Willi Smith as Vice President and lead designer.

6. Boubou (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The use of the boubou/babban-riga/Kulwu as clothing became widespread among West African Muslims with the migration of Kanuri, Hausa,Fulani and Dyula long-distance traders and Kanuri Islamic preachers in and around Muslim regions of West Africa in the 1400s and even more rapidly in less Islamized areas after the Fulani Jihads of the 19th ...

7. Ozwald Boateng - Wikipedia

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   Boateng was born in the Muswell Hill district of London on 28 February 1967, the son of Ghanaian immigrants. [1] [2] He was inspired by the immaculate suits his father wore, and received his first suit—a double-breasted outfit in purple mohair—from his mother when he was eight years old. [3]