Trad. Fridays: Chizor's Friday Look

Thanks for sharing Chizor.

For more from Chizor visit her blog here and read her story about natural hair in Nigeria here .

 To share your beautiful ankara designs with us please send a mail to eskinks@gmail.com.

Trad. Fridays: We ♥ ♥ Funbi's Sunday Look

 Funbi's Skirt designed in Naija

 Funbi is the face behind  DatFunkyFro and AREWA NATURALS.
Thanks for sharing Funbi!  
Oshe!!

Remember, if you want t be a part of this segment, send your fine-fine pictures to eskinks@gmail.com. Its always a joy to hear from you. I want to also use this opportunity to throway salute to all Ladies and Gents who have supported DB&K by sending in their pictures, visiting, and leaving positive comments. Much love and Blessings!

Happy Weekends!!

Trad. Fridays: Chizor's Friday Turban Look

I Love your turban AND earrings girl!! 
Thanks for sharing:)


To be a part of Trad. Fridays please send your pictures to eskinks@gmail.com. Till next time people, Happy Weekends!!

Trad. Fridays:We♥ ♥ Pukises Wardrobe

 

Watch the video below and learn how to tie 2 very simple head wraps with your left-over ankara fabrics

For more inspiration visit

TUMBLR: THATBENINPRINCESS (yes o, like me,she reps Benin City, Edo state, south-south Nigeria)

FACEBOOK: PUKSIESWWARDROBE

VLOG: ENIBABY4

Street Style Naija

Designed by: Abdul-Quddus (Abuja, Nigeria)

To be a part of our culture sharing Fridays please send your pictures to eskinks@gmail.com

Have a happy fun filled weekend!!

Africans Show Yourself!!

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Hi people! Happy weekends o. Hope sey una dey kampe!

 I'm calling on all African readers to show off their traditional outfits here on DB&K. In Nigeria we get to wear traditional outfits to work on Fridays.Oh boy (south-south accent)...you need to see just how creative Nigerians can get with ankara...

 And because DB&K loves Africa, I've decided to bring my African brothers and sisters in the mix.Show us how it's done in  Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa...wherever you are...lets learn about each other.

All you need do is take a picture and send to eskinks@gmail.com with your name and the name of your outfit (if it has one).

Trad.Fridays is not just about African designers but about Africans! So take out your Camera/Phones and take beautiful pictures for us to see. Abeg SHOW YOURSELF!! This kind shakara no go wake palava...

And if you are shy, no problem.Anonymous pictures are just as beautiful!

Until next time...

Blessings!

Note:You don't need to be the designer of your outfit... as long as you are wearing it, share it with us.

Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012: ♥ ♥ ♥ Ejiro Amos Tafiri

Just love those Northern Nigerian Hats abeg...

The Designer

Know the name for your gele (gaylay)?

Many of you might not know this but the Nigerian Gele (gaylay) has different styles and names...you've got "Boy's- follow-me", "ceiling fan", "hand fan"....and many others. Some ladies tie them to be so outrageously wide that they cover everyone behind or beside them. Some churches even had to ban the gele at some point (the outrageously large ones).  

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Lagbaja, a  Nigerian musician, wrote a song for the gele in which he listed some of the popular names ...enjoy!

Know any more styles? Please share with us...
Happy Weekends!!

It's Trad. Fridays!

Make me happy...give me COLOR!!

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...forgive me for re-posting this picture...but I just love how Ituen Ibasi mixed all those beautiful colors.

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Trad Fridays: Fulani Yanga

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Two young Fulani men from Mali. Colorful cloths  given to them by admiring females are piled on top of their turbans. The girls make sure that the patterns of the fabrics they give match the patterns of  the dresses they will wear  that evening.

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Inna Modja

A Benin Bride from Edo State, South of Nigeria

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My Africa Is Beautiful!! Happy weekend!!

Trad. Fridays: Celebrating Ankaranista Bola Obileye

Bola Obileye

Cultural Friday: Celebrating Igbo Music & Culture

I am an Edo girl who loves the Oriental Brothers. This is music from the 70's. These days all we hear na 'oyibo-wanna-be'....me I no be d'banj fan but I love cultural music (high-life). The major members of this band are dead now and the sad story is that music like this is hard to come by as most Nigerian youths are too engrossed in copying the west. I miss the oriental brothers, I miss Sir Osita Osadebe....may they rest in peace. Happy viewing.

To my Naija People; remember to smile...look left and right, bend, move, and be proud to be Beautifully African. God bless Nigeria, God bless Africa....Igbo Kwenu!!

Trad. Fridays: Maze Couture

Happy Friday People!!

Some time back, I promised to get information on how you could get your own custom made Kaftan from Maze couture. Well, the designer himself sent us some beautiful pictures of his work and how you can contact him.

Maze

            

         

...he's so cute!

The MAZE COUTURE brand is an emerging luxury fashion and lifestyle brand in London with African heritage that specializes in ready to wear and couture bespoke kaftans.  

Excellence is reflected through colors, innovative designs, fabric quality and meticulous finishing thereby creating both couture and ready – to – wear garments with impeccable detailing.

Maze graduated from the University of Greenwich with a degree in Civil Engineering. During his studying, he made clothes for individual clients and worked with couture and product designers. Maze has also worked for luxury companies such as Montblanc and Christian Dior under the LVMH Moët Hennessy  helping him develop his creative style and gain an understanding of luxury garments.

You can reach  Mr. Maze through:
Telephone: +44 (0) 203 489 1542
Mobile UK: + 44 (0) 789 414 960
Mobile Nigeria: + 234 706 969 9903
Email: info@mazecouture.co.uk
Website: www.mazecouture.co.uk