Christmas is in the air. Don’t you smell it already? Just as we prepare to enjoy the yuletide and ride on to the new year, other celebrations like marriage ceremonies keep coming up. If you have Owambe occasions to turn…
Men love to look good. Men love to dress well. And to achieve this, they either go for casual wears like jeans and tees, try on a suit or perhaps native wears such as senator or the latest Ankara styles…
Who said you only look hot when the dress is skimpy? That person most definitely hasn’t checked out the latest Ankara long gowns at all. These dresses cover you up, almost entirely, yet they work wonders in showing off your…
Who said Ankara is a native wear and shouldn’t be worn to formal occasions? That’s a sham. This fabric has evolved from being just a bespoke native attire to being incorporated as ready-to-wear. That being said, you can rock it…
The Ankara fabric is a gift to Africans as a whole. Its versalility makes it a necessity for every wardrobe. If you think wearing the fabric as clothes is its only purpose, then you’ve been wrong all along. From clothing…
I remember some years ago when this stylish friend of mine paired an Ankara dress with sneakers. Then the trend hadn’t become a fad but she was the type who loved to explore and that was how she knew different…
Hello, Svelte Magazine reader, welcome back to another Ankara series. While we previously showed you how to make Ankara slippers so you could add to your skillset, we also showed you quite a number of stylish Ankara jumpsuits to flaunt…
There was this traditional marriage I had to attend. As usual, the Aso ebi was the ankara fabric. I was tired of the regular skirts and dresses we ladies mostly sew. I wanted something that would make me smart and…
Africans are a gifted lot. Besides the many natural resources we have, there is but a fabric in our midst that remains versatile and multipurpose. This fabric has been used to make clothes of all designs to suit man’s insatiable…
As the need to practise social distancing increases day by day, we’re left with no choice but to remain at home and get used to the boredom —so much for Coronavirus. Staying at home every day with nothing new to…
Existing in Africa are many indigenous fabrics intricately woven with patterns and designs to depict the heritage, tradition, culture, and history of Africans. Some of these fabrics are Kente (Ghana), Shweshwe (South Africa), Kitenge (Zambia), Baoule (Cote D’Ivoire), Ankara (Nigeria),…
The Ankara fabric is one of the easiest materials to experiment with and come up with a masterpiece. This multipurpose fabric affords you enough room to play around with creativity and either modify an already existing design or come up…
Will our ankara fabric ever go extinct? I’d say a very big NO to that. I mean, is that even a question? With the rate at which the latest ankara styles are coming up every minute, I am forced to…
