African men dressing

African wax prints

Abdullah nisar
1 min readJul 11, 2021

There is a print called African wax prints, it is also known as Ankara and Dutch wax prints. This print is omnipresent and common materials for clothing in Africa, especially West Africa. They are industrially produced colorful cotton cloths with batik-inspired printing.

Dresses African like the most

The majority of Africans did not dress for warmth, due to warm climates of the continent. Loin cloths or aprons were sufficient for men, while women wore wraps around their waist or breasts. … Soon, Africans began using raffia to sew separate pieces of bark cloth together. In time, grass skirts were the rage.

Symbol of creativity

Clothing may have a very specific meaning or purpose. African clothing can also be a symbol of creativity, status and allegiance to African tribal roots.

Flag color dressing

African like their flag color dressing the most. They wear the dress at which their flag color is present and they love their country the most. Red stood for blood both the blood shed by Africans who died in their fight for liberation, and the shared blood of the African people. African clothing is the traditional clothing worn by the people of Africa.

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