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Babatunde

Tapping into the current fad involving prints and more specifically african prints, we have a unique rendition by South African based fashion stylist Babatunde.

Using the wax prints, Babatunde induces an ever popular streetwear accessory in peak hats into a bright and vivid fashion accessory fit for the holiday season in any warm climate worldwide. The same can be said for the trilby hats on the website. 

The repertoire of Babatunde using wax print also extends to other fashion accessories such as clutch bags, umbrellas and neckwear.

For more on Babatunde, click on the image above.

Info and image courtesy of Afriversal/Babatunde

befairbefunky:

Funky eclectic styled african prints by Stell Jean (love the Belmondo tshirt)

deadbirdsclub:

Red and Orange.

/Apocalypse Mjau

apif:

AfriChic

wgsn:

London label Bombe Surprise just dropped their new African print collection and it’s hot www.bombesurprise.com

Love this look on Nas! Fellas, want a similar look? Grab a shirt at #DanceAfrica this weekend!

(via tabilikesthis)

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Love this!

(via ife-fashion)

via africanprodigy:

I was shopping today and I found Kente print skirts at American Apparel. I’m on the fence when it comes to traditional prints being sold commercially. 

On the one hand, exposing the world to these beautiful colours and textures can certainly lead to greater engagement and learning about the cultures which produce them. Whenever I wear the prints that I brought back from Ghana, I always do my best to talk about where they came from and what they mean with my friends. I’m also very careful about wearing them casually; I think I’ve worn my clothing from Ghana twice since I returned eight months ago. 

On the other hand, the hipster girl who buys this skirt and wears it all summer probably doesn’t know that each of those squares has a different meaning (let alone what the meanings are). She also probably won’t know that the print she’s wearing is distinct from other kente prints because it was produced by a different tribe. She will be taking part in the commodification of a complex and rich culture about which she knows nothing. That’s the basis of cultural appropriation. Make no mistake: it’s a form of exploitation.

I don’t even know if I can comment on the designing of this skirt. I’m going to assume that it was created by an American (AA is all about sourcing stuff in the states, right?). If that assumption is correct, then this skirt is doubly exploitative, because it represents the use of someone else’s culture to produce money for North Americans. How screwed up is that?

This is why I can’t get too excited about seeing beautiful prints from African cultures in the mall in downtown Ottawa. Just because they’re pretty doesn’t mean you should forget about the people(s) who created and produced them. 

Cultural appropriation, trivialization and profiteering by big Western clothing brands/firms is unstoppable, I think. Think about the Palestinian scarves, hipster culture, Native American accessories, Eskimo patterns….

I think the closest we will get to acknowledgement of West African fabrics or dutch wax-print is going to be the stupid terminology “tribal print”

(via ife-fashion)

Classic KENTE

Woolrich Woolen Mills African Print Tie

Found on Svpply