One fabric that Africans love to rock both in Nigeria and abroad is the African print
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African fashion comes from a lot of African print fabrics such as the Ankara and Kente and these have been accepted around the world overtime.
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African prints go beyond just fashion, but also represents culture, status or personality.
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A lot of people are familiar with the African prints, however, there are some facts that are not common knowledge.
Here are some fun facts about the African prints:
- Ankara was initially referred to as several names like Dutch wax print, Real English wax, Guarantee Dutch Java, etc.
- These prints were first manufactured for the Indonesian textile market by the Dutch, but amazingly, it got more interest in the Western parts of Africa.
- The materials are only associated with Africa based on the tribal-like patterns and motifs.
- The origin of the African prints is so complicated that no country or manufacturer has come out to claim a copyright.
- Chinese manufacturers came into West African textile markets to reproduce these fabric samples so as to resell them in their various countries.
I’m sure you didn’t know these, you’re welcome!
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