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2. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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   African formal clothing has normalized western clothing conventions and styles. 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 ...

3. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   However, in some parts of Ghana and the United States, some women wear black-and-white prints, or black and red. The kaftan is the most popular attire for women of African descent throughout the African diaspora. African and African-American women wear a wide variety of dresses, and skirt sets made out of formal fabrics as formal wear. However ...

4. Boubou (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   It has become the formal attire of many countries in West Africa. Older robes have become family heirlooms passed on from father to son and are worn as status symbols. There are female versions of the boubou style in Mali , Senegal , Gambia , Guinea , Niger , Mauritania and many other West African countries.

5. Fashion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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   Many African cultures have a characteristic traditional style of dress that is important to their heritage. [1] Traditional garments worn in Nigeria include: The Yoruba men wear agbada , which is a formal attire, commonly worn as part of a three-piece set: an open-stitched full gown, a long-sleeved shirt, and sokoto (trousers fitted snugly at ...

6. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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   Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

7. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   Komole: This is a long gown fashioned after the Iro ati Buba. The Komole dress can have different necklines, sleeves, embroidery and embellishments, depending on the occasion and the wearer's taste. It is popular as Wedding wear for Yoruba brides [5] Iborun: This is a Scarf or Stole; Oleku: This is a short knee length Iro ati Buba style or ...