Colours and their meanings in African celebration fashion
Colour carries meaning in African celebration dress. You do not have to memorise a chart, but a little context helps you choose well. Wh...
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Gifting African fashion: what to buy for a wedding or birthday
African fashion makes a warm, personal gift, and you do not need to know someone's exact size to get it right. Here is what travels well ...
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What to wear to a Nigerian naming ceremony
A Nigerian naming ceremony is a joyful, family-heavy celebration, and the dress code sits a notch below a wedding. Here is how to get it ...
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How to care for your gele and headwraps so they last
A good gele is an investment you re-wear for years, if you look after it. Here is how to keep yours sharp. Store it with its shape, not ...
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Aso ebi, explained: what to do when you're asked to buy the fabric
Someone invited you to a wedding and then asked you to buy a specific fabric or colour. That is aso ebi, and if it is new to you, here is...
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Buying your first agbada: fit, colour, and how many pieces
Buying your first agbada should not be stressful. It is a big, generous outfit by design, so a few simple calls get you a good one. What...
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Dashiki, kaftan, agbada: which one you actually want
These three names get used like they mean the same thing. They do not. Here is the short, useful version so you buy the right one. Dashi...
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What to wear to a Nigerian wedding as a guest
You got the invite, maybe a fabric colour, and not much else. Here is what a Nigerian wedding actually asks of a guest, in plain English....
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Matching your gele to the aso ebi without clashing
The aso ebi decides. Here is how to work with it instead of fighting it.
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How to tie a gele, and why you might not need to
The honest version of the instructions, plus the shortcut nobody tells you about until you have already struggled.
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What an auto gele actually is, and why people switched
A gele that arrives already tied. What that changes, what it costs you, and who it is actually for.
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Five pieces that carry a church outfit from Easter to December
Church style has one rule nobody writes down: repeat your best pieces, never your whole outfit. These five earn their place in the rotati...
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