Grounded Narratives

I have been late in joining the Ankara bandwagon and with good reason. I have never been a fun of the Kitenge fabric mostly because I associated it with elderly women and had been exposed to some very poorly tailored Ankara-esque clothes. So I steered clear of this trend until I came across some very youthful designs that made me make a 360 degree turn. I am in love with this trend. I even bought some fabric and embarked upon actually sewing some of those outfits I had been collecting. I don't trust tailors (have had some pretty nasty experiences), so with my mum's help, I made this Ankara A-line skirt. The origin of this skirt is a very long story. By the time I was done making it, I was not too happy but upon seeing the pictures, I have changed my mind. I wore it to Church yesterday and paired it with my long neglected yellow vest and navy blue cropped blazer. I had intended to wear my nude wedges but at the last minute I gave in to laziness and opted for a pair...

Hi all!! One of the things I have feared most ever since I started understanding fashion and personal style is wearing African attire. I am a proud African and I have had an African outfit plus the headgear since I was 17 years old. Ok, I got something similar to the one below (the colours were more towards browns and blacks) for a cultural event and I rocked it every once in a while. Then things happened and I just thought if I wear this I might end up looking older than I really am. So I packed the outfit far away and didn't think about it for years. It's only when I came back home from pursuing my studies in India that I remembered that I had left it there. I was so sad, but when I got down to the details, I realized that it wouldn't fit me anyway. Fastforward a couple of months and enter this skirt. I bought it at Gikomba Market as what my sister labelled my Sunday Skirt. Because it is of a respectable length, it was unanimously decided that this is...