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  2. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The wedding attire worn during these ceremonies depends heavily on the ethnic group being examined. Traditional African clothing is typically vibrant and colourful. These forms of attire are worn to integrate traditional African dress with modernized religious weddings.

  3. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    This style is called a dashiki suit or dashiki trouser set and it is the attire worn by most grooms during wedding ceremonies. The second version consists of an ankle-length shirt, matching kufi, and sokoto and is called a Senegalese kaftan .

  4. Kanzu - Wikipedia

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    Wedding attire. The kanzu is the traditional wedding attire for men in the Great Lakes region. During wedding ceremonies it is customary for the groom to wear a white kanzu and a kofia. In Tanzania and Kenya, the groom wears a black or white bisht on top of the kanzu.

  5. 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.

  6. 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. [1] Traditional male attire is the kanzu.

  7. Yoruba women's clothing - Wikipedia

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    The Komole dress can have different necklines, sleeves, embroidery and embellishments, depending on the occasion and the wearer’s taste. It is popular as Wedding wear for Yoruba brides; Oleku: This is a short knee length Iro ati Buba style or dress. It is not as long as typical Iro ati Buba attire.

  8. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    African clothing is the traditional clothing worn by the people of Africa. African clothing and fashion is a diverse topic that provides a look into different African cultures. Clothing varies from brightly colored textiles, to abstractly embroidered robes, to colorful beaded bracelets and necklaces.

  9. Fashion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Many African cultures have a characteristic traditional style of dress that is important to their heritage. Traditional garments worn in Nigeria include: The Yoruba men wear agbada , which is a formal attire, commonly worn as part of a three-piece set: an open-stitched full gown, a long-sleeved shirt, and sokoto (trousers fitted snugly at the ...

  10. Koto (traditional clothing) - Wikipedia

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    The koto is a traditional dress from the Afro-Surinamese or Creole women in Suriname. Women who wear the dress are called kotomisi (misi means miss in Sranan Tongo). Different kotos exist for various occasions like weddings or funerals.

  11. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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    Shweshwe is traditionally used to make dresses, skirts, aprons and wraparound clothing. Shweshwe clothing is traditionally worn by newly married Xhosa women, known as makoti, and married Sotho women. Xhosa women have also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing.