Showing posts with label African Hats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African Hats. Show all posts
Saturday, June 23, 2012
African Dresses and African Customs
Just as big the African continent is, the African dresses
and customs are vast too. It might take you years to discover the mystery
behind the beautiful designs and materials used in producing the African
dresses that women all over the world are craving for. However, to be a fashion
expert at African dresses and fashion, you really need to explore a little into
the vast customs of African continent. Through tribal ethnicities of south- the
Sahara Desert -towards the Muslim centered north, customs change from country
to country, area to area. Some Africa cultures reveal similar traditions,
especially whenever weddings take place; also food and hospitality are major
parts. Many traditions originated from ancient rituals, while some were
delivered of requirement. For hundreds of years, many Africa nations as well as
tribes had been a warring bunch, and displaying proper regard and graciousness
is recognized as wise thing.
Each area in the African continent has its wedding
traditions. However, a few customs tend to be shared amongst African
ethnicities. Traditional wedding gowns represent the actual bride's social
heritage along with bright colors and styles. According in order to Worldly
Wedding ceremonies, most Africa weddings include the therapeutic kola
enthusiast, symbolizing the actual couple's readiness to usually help heal one
another. In Nigeria, no marriage ceremony is regarded complete with no couple and
their mother and father sharing kola nut products. Another Africa tribal
wedding ceremony custom would be to tie the actual bride and groom's wrists as
well as cloth or even braided lawn to represent their marriage. However, there
are so many other customs that Africans follow during their wedding days. The
most important thing would be the perfect traditional wedding dress. Some
people find it very hard to get the real traditional African dresses when they
need them bad. It is because the authenticity and perfection in designs are
slowly disappearing from the most of the so called designers. But you cannot
worry as long as we are beside you. Just visit the site: http://www.afrawear.com/
You will see some beautiful collections of
African dresses.
However, to avoid any inconvenient occurrences, it is
recommended that order well beforehand for gifts. Delivery times may vary sometimes
and can take up to several weeks. As a result, you might have troubles with
giving the gifts to your dearest ones on time.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Kofia, Bargashia, Fez: Three African Hats, Three Symbols of African Fashion
Yesterday, I went to this vintage store in
the outskirt of Johannesburg and I saw these beautifully-crafted designs of a
common African hat which are frequently seen among royalties, wedding
ceremonies, costume parties or big festivals in Africa. These are called Kofia,
a cylindrical small embroidered cap and mostly worn in countries who generally
speak Swahili. This Kofia are worn and dressed up with an African traditional
costume called Kanzu, a white-coloured long robe or also known a as a tunic. In
some parts of Africa, it is worn as a traditional costume especially in
countries such as Tanzania, Comoros and in some towns of Kenya. In other
countries, dressing up with kanzu is
not necessary. Informal wear are usually worn with a kofia mostly people inUganda. To get the best and
well-designed kofia, you might want to try to visit in the East African
countries such as Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda which has special designs and
special holes for air to go in and out of the cap. Designs such purple leaves,
solid black stripes, minimalist structures, sartorial lines, etc. are nicely
made to suit the need and taste of the user. 
Bargashia is the most common hat in
Northern Uganda. Mostly this is used in countries such as Zanzibar, which are
also partnered also with kanzu. The difference with kofia is that when it is dressed up, it doesn’t have holes on
top of the hat.
In Northern Africa, fez is very popular.
People of different ages wear this—from the youngest to the oldest. I have
observed that unlike the kanzu and bargashia, fez has a unique tassel, just
like a toga hat. The usage of fez was recorded way back when the Great Britain
colonized this part of Africa which was worn by the King’s African Rifles,
group of British people to symbolize their high status in the society. Fez hats
are coloured red but some few hats are black.
As what I have observed, Africa has a rich
culture of different traditions compiled from the long decades of colonisations
of different countries around the world. Such long history has been brought
down until today with a colourful and festive way of living. The tradition and
heritage has been passed and the result is a rich fashion sensibilities. These
African hats are symbols of all of the hardships and sufferings Africa has
received and with the new millennium, the concept of Africa has gradually
changed into a more positive perspective in the international community.
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