Nigerian women, particularly
those from the south west love the ankara fabric. no wonder they have
successfully turned it into a must-use at ceremonies and truth be told, it has
become their unique identity.
it is therefore not uncommon
these days to see women from that part of the country clad in ankara with
styles of various designs both local and foreigns.
Ankara usually has vibrant patterns of very rich colourful
designs and it is mostly made of 100% cotton or cotton poly materials.
It is primarily made in Ghana and presently it has a strong
cultural, social and economic importance in that region.
The cotton fabric used for Ankara is cool and durable. The
fabric is also worn as uniform which is popularly called ASO EBI, a phrase by
the Yoruba tribe for family cloth. This custom has become a trend in Nigeria as
people from the same family along with their group of friends wear it at
occasions.
Ankara has moved from individual’s wardrobes to fashion
designers’hands where they creatively put out inspiring designs on the run-way.
lt has become everyday wear for their clients, also evolved from its original
usage which is clothing to Shoes, Bags , Hair accessories, earrings, neck piece
etc.
There are different types of Ankara; HOLLADIS/DUCTH WAX,
which is made in Holland; KENTE made in Ghana, NIGERIA WAX made in Nigeria.
There are also LONDON WAX, METALLIC WAX,AFRICAN PRINT, SUPER JAVA,WOODIN,
AKONSONBO WAX and others.
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