Documenting changing fashion in Africa post-1960
The pattern on these trousers is created using the adire eleko technique on white fabric. Adire is an indigo cloth produced through diverse resist dye methods by Yoruba women of southwesten Nigeria. The adire eleko technique uses casseva starch paste to create freehand or stenciled designs. Areas where the paste is applied resist the indigo Read More …
The design of this indigo cloth is known as ‘Ibadandun’, meaning Ibadan [the capital of Oyo state, Nigeria] is great. The pattern, which depicts the windows of the city’s mosque, is created using the adire eleko technique. Cassava paste is applied to cloth through a stencil or painted on. Areas where this is painted resist Read More …
The design of this indigo cloth is known as ‘Olukun’, which means goddess of the sea. The pattern is created using an adire eleko technique on two pieces of white fabric that have been sewn into a square. Adire is an indigo cloth produced through diverse resist dye methods by Yoruba women in southwestern Nigeria. Read More …
Description: The design of this indigo cloth is known as ‘Sun Bebe’, recalling the sound and movement of the waist beads worn by women when dancing. The pattern is created using the adire eleko technique on two pieces of white fabric that have been sewn into a square. Adire is an indigo cloth produced through Read More …
This embroidered tie-dye buba (blouse) carrying the label ‘Shade’s Boutique of Lagos’ was bought by one of Brighton Museum’s curators in a Brighton second hand shop. Maison Shade (later Shade’s Boutique) was the label of influential Nigerian fashion designer Folushade ‘Shade’ Thomas-Fahm who created innovative garments which combined traditional Nigerian textiles and styles with a Read More …
This abeti aja (aso-oke hat) is part of a groom’s outfit, made in Ibadan, Nigeria and commissioned by the owner Dotun for his London wedding reception in 1995. It was one of three hats made to go with the outfit, he chose to wear this abeti aja, with triangular flaps at either side, named so Read More …
This aso-oke agbada (robe), and sokoto (trousers) are part of an outfit that was commissioned for the owner, Dotun, to wear at his London wedding reception in 1995. Dotun and his wife Funmi held four wedding events in total, two took place in the UK and two in Nigeria. The Museum collected several of their Read More …
This aso-oke gele is an elaborate Yoruba headwrap, part of an outfit that was commissioned by the owner Funmi for her London wedding reception in 1995. The couple had four events in total, two took place in the UK and two in Nigeria. Aso-oke, which translates as ‘top cloth’ or ‘high status cloth’ is a Read More …
This two piece outfit was commissioned by the owner, Dotun, for his wedding ceremony in 1995. It is made of a synthetic fabric called African lace (actually industrially produced embroidery originally imported from Austria) that is very popular in Nigeria and West Africa. African lace can be worn as an outfit or teamed with aso-oke Read More …
This gele is an elaborate Yoruba headwrap, part of an outfit that was commissioned by the owner, Funmi, for her engagement ceremony in Lagos in 1995. Funmi and her husband Dotun had four wedding events in total, two took place in the UK and two took place in Nigeria. Aso-oke, which translates as ‘top cloth’ Read More …