Whether to religious events, dinners, weddings, social outings and events ankara serves daily fashion purposes. Different people with different taste came about with stoning, beading and even adding embroideries and frills to their ankara dress styles creating modish looks.
Worn to weddings as ‘aso-ebi’ the ankara styles can be simple, elaborate but definitely fashionable.
Rock ankara skirts, simple dress, shorts or rompers for social events and gatherings paired with sneakers, teeshirts or jeans.
Ankara as Accessories
With innovations and needs to make the Ankara fabric more useful and trendy, accessories like bags, shoes, pieces of jewelry and so on came about.
Ankara Jewelries
People have become really innovative making Ankara into pieces of jewelry like necklace, bracelets, earrings as well as rings. This has created a job and skill acquisition opportunities for lots of women and men alike. It also this colorful print an acceptable piece in the international fashion market.
Ankara Bags and Shoes
Clutches, handbags, cross-bags, tote bags and even backpacks and shoes made from ankara fabrics have become fashion statements. To make it more stylish and chic, women use stones, beads, frills and embroideries to sew their ankara fabrics.
Ankara Swimwears
The vibrant colors of the Ankara prints make it interesting and fun when made into swimsuits and wearing them has become really popular.
Other accessories made with ankara includes phone cases, book covers, pillowcases and glass cases.
Laces
Laces come brightly coloured, long-lasting fabrics and are in vogue especially for events, weddings and the likes in the Nigerian fashion scene.
Asoebi
Asoebi means ‘Cloth for the Family’ in Yoruba, worn in a uniform manner at ceremonies like weddings, Funerals, birthdays and other festivities. It represents union as well as common interest. Mostly, events like this choose lace as the common or family fabric. Each person chooses and sews different styles and designs.
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