Monday, 26 September 2011

Useful Tips When Shopping for African Clothing

Africa is a continent is full of various languages and different people groups. When it comes to the African clothing style, they come in a wide variety of designs and styles. You can determine the style of clothing of Africans because they are colourful, elegant, bright and usually comfortable. Nowadays, you can find a lot of African-American people choose to improve their dressing styles by wearing these unique, but trendy African garments.

African fashion has their own unique ways of showing their beauty and gracefulness. There are several designs of African clothing. Some clothing style includes broad embroidery, while other designs are simple, yet keen and elegant.  Other styles of garments come in just a single color, while other Africans would prefer several and attractive mixed colors for their clothing. Whatever style they may choose, what matters most is that they wear something that suits their own personalities.

If you are interested with African clothing, there some essential factors and things you need to consider before buying some. You need to be knowledgeable about this in order to ensure you find the perfect clothing to use. Here are some useful tips when you shop for stylish African clothing:

•    Type of fabric- Determine the type of fabric of the clothing before you purchase the clothes. There are many African fabrics to choose from, but you can go with the most popular and comfortable fabric types. They include shweshwe, Pondo umbhaco, Kente satin lace, voile lace, linen, adire and Ankara. Ankara is considered one of the most popular of all because it is flexible. The most expensive is the lace.

•    Kind of design- Choosing the right design for the clothing, which is appropriate to the occasion wherein it will be used. Are you having a formal event, informal or casual? There are specific designs intended for a certain occasion or event, and in order to find the perfect African dress or garment, it is vital to find a style that suits your needs.

•    Cost of the clothing- You should be intending a budget for African garments; however, you can find several clothing that comes in reasonable prices. It is also necessary to find African garments with original designs to ensure that you are getting good quality clothing.

•    Embroidery design- If you want African clothes with a more elegant and exquisite design, you should consider garments with embroidery. Now, you also need to expect to spend a bit of money because these designs are quite expensive. If you do not need the embroidery design, it would be much practical to opt for the basic and simple designs.

These are the vital factors you need to consider if you want to be stylish when wearing African clothing. You can surely find the most suitable style and design that will suit your needs, and fit your personality. The best thing about African-styled clothing is that they can be versatile, meaning there are available choices for both men and women. They can also be worn in any events or occasions, depending on the taste of the users.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

A Victorian-Inspired Shweshwe Skirt In The Making




I have designed this shweshwe skirt for a friend using some of the shweshwe fabric purchased from Shweshwe.net in South Africa and after some persuasion I agreed even though I am on a tight schedule. The skirt is a romantic style, Victorian inspired, has a gored panels, full cotton petticoat/ lining and and has white lace peeping from beneath, If she likes it she will order a bustier top to go with it. I will post more pictures once the skirt is complete.



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Thursday, 15 October 2009

Stunning Shweshwe Material from Shweshwe.net Shop






Here are a few pictures of shweshwe material sourced from South African shop Shweshwe.net in South Africa.

The prices are very reasonable and the owner Rene was very helpful and prompt from advising with fabric selection and with shipping information she was very consistent , It took about a month to have the material shipped from South Africa to the UK
I have made a few shweshwe outfits which would fly off the shelves as soon as they were complete by eager customers, I still have some few shweshwe fabrics left over


The materials fetured in the photos are in a variety of Indigo and Brown designs including my favourite one with the legendary ex South African President Nelson Mandela print, showing a bust of him wearing one of his famous Madiba designs shirt, which are world famous.


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