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This style is called a dashiki suit or dashiki trouser set and it is the attire worn by most grooms during wedding ceremonies. The second version consists of an ankle-length shirt, matching kufi, and sokoto and is called a Senegalese kaftan. The third type consists of a dashiki and matching trousers. A flowing gown is worn over these.
Boubou as a full formal attire consists of three pieces of clothing: a pair of tie-up trousers that narrow towards the ankles known as a ṣòkòtò (pronounced "shokoto" in Yoruba), a long-sleeved shirt and a wide, open-stitched sleeveless gown worn over these. The three pieces are generally of the same colour.
During a wedding ceremony, the bride's kaftan is the same color as the groom's dashiki. The traditional color for West African weddings is white. [13] The most popular non-traditional color is purple or lavender, the color of African royalty. [14] Blue, the color of love, is also a common non-traditional color. [15]
Drawstring pants are used with patient gowns or scrubs. They are also used in traditional clothing like the dashiki , kaftan , or the Daura-Suruwal . They are also part of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi .
For informal events, a Saudi manufactured thobe with a mandarin collar or the dashiki shirt and a kofia is the traditional attire. Although the Tanzanian kanzu was borrowed from Arab culture, it is worn by all religious faiths, including Christians, Muslims, African Jews, and members of African traditional religions. [5]
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European influence is commonly found in African fashion as well. For example, Ugandan men have started to wear "full length trousers and long-sleeved shirts". On the other hand, women have started to adapt influences from "19th-century Victorian dress". These styles include: "long sleeves and puffed shoulders, a full skirt, and commonly a ...