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The name of these traditional garments is umbhaco, while their cousins, the Zulus, wear animal hide (men) and colourful clothing and beads (women). They usually paint themselves prior to performing. Umxhentso is mostly performed in the Transkei homeland in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa where the tradition is still valued.
An imbongi (plural iimbongi), or a Xhosa praise poet, is a member of the Xhosa community who performs ceremonial activities at important events. An imbongi is traditionally a male who recites emotive poetry, sings, explains family relationships, re-tells historical events and comments on current affairs.
Xhosa marriage, umtshato, is one that is filled with a number of customs and rituals which relate to the upkeep of Xhosa traditional practices. These rituals have been practiced for decades by the Xhosa people and have been incorporated into modern day Xhosa marriages as well.
In contrast the grand boubou is simpler, even more so than the djellaba, though the color designs reach impressive proportions, especially among the Tuareg, who are known for their dyed indigo robes. In East Africa, the kanzu is the traditional dress worn by Swahili-speaking men. Women wear the kanga and the gomesi.
[9] [10] [14] [15] Xhosa women have also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing. [ 7 ] [ 16 ] Aside from traditional wear, shweshwe is used in contemporary South African fashion design for women and men from all ethnic groups, [ 5 ] [ 9 ] [ 12 ] as well as for making accessories and upholstery. [ 17 ]
Dries Van Noten Retires. 38 years since establishing his namesake label, Dries Van Noten took his final bow at the brand's menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show in June, marking the start of his ...
This is a list of notable fashion designers sorted by nationality. It includes designers of haute couture and ready-to-wear. For haute couture only, see the list of grands couturiers. For footwear designers, see the list of footwear designers.
The isidwaba's progression through fashion can be seen on the various patterns and colour sequences on the belt which holds the isidwaba in place. [9] In a modern-day twist, fashion designer Sindiso Khumalo vibrantly incorporates isidwaba in her Autumn / Winter 2013 collection, titled Umabo