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It is cheap traditional fabric, which is made by using Indonesian batik making techniques. It has tribal like patterns and bright colors while the prints reflect african culture and lifestyle, and is used for everyday wear.
The uses of Ankara fabric are endless, ranging from shirts, blouses, dresses, head skarves, jackets, hats, shoes, pants, suites, purses, table cloths, evening wear, day wear, at weddings, to the office, formal and casual. It may be combined with lace, cotton and other fabrics, for any sized woman ...
A clash of style and culture. Ankara fashion is not limited to "African" women, it also appeals to men and children of all races, shapes and sizes, for all occassions, and best of all; for all seasons.
By "who", I mean celebrities who have been seen wearing ankara made clothes, from athletes, to models, to singers, to actors, as well as politicians. Solange Knowles was one of the first celebrities to bodly wear ankara made clothes and feature in magazines as a fashion star, influencing other ...
Unlike the ankara cloth, kente is woven and not wax printed. It is ethnic to most West African countries, and developed by the Ashanti people in 17th Centruy A.D. It is said that this weaving is taken from the watching a spider weave its web. Not like the ankara cloth, Kente cloth traditionally ...
Unlike the ankara cloth, kente is woven and not wax printed. It is ethnic to most West African countries, and developed by the Ashanti people in 17th Centruy A.D. It is said that this weaving is taken from the watching a spider weave its web. Not like the ankara cloth, Kente cloth traditionally ...
Traditionally hand made cloth from Mali. The high quality woven cloth is dyed with fermented mud. Much like the kente cloth, the weaving is done using a loom, but the dyeing is done by a 3 step process involving soaking in boiled leaves, careful painting, and washing off the mud.
Embroidered, easy to wear, loose fitting shirts, which are traditionally worn by men. It orignated from West and East Africa. It is light and comes in both waiste length and long length which reaches the ankles, this protects from the heat and sun.
