African clothing and its dressing characteristics

African clothing has always been quite distinctive. Most of these clothing designs are colorful, with strong pattern and color contrast, generally a strong sense of design, and a habit of symmetry. Most clothing styles are long and wide, relatively wide, and the collars are mainly collarless or low collar.

African women's clothing is much more complex. “Everyone has a love for beauty,” and African women are no exception.

African women don't wear pants, and usually only wear African dresses, which poor people wear just a body wrap. This kind of dress usually bares the shoulders, and the fabric colors are mainly bright red, emerald green, indigo, and purple. For middle-aged and elderly women, they are mostly white and black.

African women like dresses with bright colors, bold patterns and unrestrained lines, which look elegant, elegant and eye-catching. In some places the wrap extends from the chest and waistline to the toes.

Don't underestimate a piece of body wrapping cloth. Thanks to the skillful tailoring of African women, it is decorated with a variety of patterns and becomes a unique piece of art appreciation. Some patterns have their own unique flavor. The "Four Feet" embroidered on the Ivory Coast's "Panni" (the name for the dress) means that the couple stays together, and the "Charcoal Grilled Fish" means that the couple goes to the restaurant together.

Extended information:

The kanga is the most popular traditional costume in East Africa. From the appearance, it looks like a large rectangular piece of floral cloth. The floral cloth is surrounded by wide edges, and in the middle are colorful patterns, ranging from grids and stripes to landscapes, trees, flowers, birds, insects, and fish. The patterns are very rich.

There are many ways to wear kanga. The most common ones are from the neck to the knees or from the chest to the toes. Usually people buy kanga in pairs, one to wrap the body and one to wrap the head.

The kanga is not just a garment but a tool to convey a message. Because each canga has a sentence written in Swahili, it may be an aphorism, a riddle, a proverb, a political slogan or a declaration of love.

It is said that when locals choose kanga, they first choose the text, and then choose the color and style. When receiving a Kanga from someone else, the words added to the Kanga often represent what the other person wants to express.

In addition to being used as clothing, kanga can also be used as tablecloths, sheets, bath towels, aprons, school bags and even children's diapers. In Kenya, Kanga’s shadow can be seen everywhere in life.

These people are the Maasai people who live in Kenya and make a living as nomads. Whenever important ceremonies are held, the Maasai people wear beautiful red kanga. Red has also become the iconic color of the Maasai people

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Kanga