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  2. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    These forms of attire are worn to integrate traditional African dress with modernized religious weddings. Catholic African communities most commonly dress in western wedding attire (white dress for women and a suit for men) for the religious ceremony and will utilize their communities’ traditional attire for other phases of the marriage process.

  3. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    African and African-American women wear a wide variety of dresses, and skirt sets made out of formal fabrics as formal wear. However, the kaftan and wrapper are the two traditional choices. It is not uncommon for a woman to wear a white wedding dress when the groom wears African attire.

  4. Gomesi - Wikipedia

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    Women wearing Gomesi at a wedding in Kampala, Uganda. A gomesi, also known as a Busuuti or Bodingi, is a colorful floor-length dress. It is the most commonly used costume for women in Buganda and Busoga. Traditional male attire is the kanzu. The gomesi has had many changes in its uses and design since its origination.

  5. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    Dashiki. The dashiki is a colorful garment that covers the top half of the body, worn mostly in West Africa. [1] It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored suits. A common form is a loose-fitting pullover garment, with an ornate V-shaped collar, and tailored and embroidered neck and sleeve lines.

  6. Kanzu - Wikipedia

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    In Tanzania and Kenya, the bride's attire is a white wedding dress or the West African boubou. Use of wedding attire characteristic of the Great Lakes region has spread throughout the African diaspora. There are also some locals who prefer to wed in West African attire (see the dashiki). See also. Senegalese kaftan - robe worn by men in West ...

  7. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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    Sotho woman wearing a brown shweshwe dress. Shweshwe ( / ˈʃwɛʃwɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns. [4] [5] [6] Due to its ...