5 African Stunning Popular Traditional Dress code Attires You Should Try On

5 African Stunning Popular Traditional Dress code Attires You Should Try On

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Imagine if us as humans moved without any form of clothing on us? I don't even wanna imagine this. Because of civilization, many African communities were able to acquire a certain way of dressing up that is accustomed to their beliefs and surroundings. Today for many of these dressings and attires, they have been popularized around the world and maybe you're one of those people that can't distinguish exactly which dress code is from which country on the African continent. This blog post will help clear that for you because in this post, we share 5 Stunning African traditional dress code attires that you should try on at least have in your closet.

5. Shuka. This is a traditional African clothing wear that belongs to the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. The Maasai are popularly known as pastoralists and also they are known to be great warriors. Probably this is the reason for this design of clothing that they usually put on. The shuka is usually designed with a Red-strip running across or crisscrossing each other to create those beautiful designs. Definitely, this is one of those attires that you should try on maybe on your visit to Kenya or Tanzania in the Maasai-land

4. Kanzu. The Kanzu is a white or creamy traditional outfit worn by men majorly in the African Great Lakes region in countries such as; Burundi, Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi and many more. The Kanzu is a very common dressing especially at traditional functions such as weddings to accentuate a man's look at the wedding

3. Isidwaba. This is a very popular dress code in the Zulu culture of South Africa. The Isidwaba which is also known as Isikhakha is a traditional skirt worn by married women in the Zulu culture. This skirt is usually made out of leather from either cowhide or the goat's skin. The married woman wears this with a mat-like fabric on top to give her a full look. The Zulu culture states that the father to the bride is the one to give this Isidwaba to his daughter from the cowhide of the cow that the girls gets in the inception to adulthood ceremony

2. Kente. This is a traditional African wear that can be worn by both men and women. This type of dressing originates from the Ewe and Ashanti people of Ghana in West Africa. It is a hand-made fabric made from strips of cotton and silk and it's a very popular type of dressing at traditional weddings in West Africa and this is definitely one of those types of dressings that you should try on.

1. The Dashiki. This is an African clothing that originates from the Ewe people of Ghana. This is a multi-colored fabric and for the men, it's usually worn as a lose-fitting shirt which is embroidered with a V-shapped collar. For the women, this could take up any design that the person might desire. The Dashiki today cuts across the entire African continent because it's worn all across the continent and even outside the continent in countries such as; The USA, Asia and so many other places around the world

Well those are the 5 main attires worn across the African continent. You could let us know down in the comments section which amonst these attires looks very stunning to you and maybe where you're watching from. Rememeber that you can also get yourself these clothings by heading to the description box of this video for you to look out for some of these cloths