October 23, 2019
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A loose-fitting pullover garment, with a decorative V-shaped collar, with a tailored and embroidered neck and sleeve line with lots of bright colors in it. If you like clothes that are skintight or dull, dashikis aren’t for you, But If you to like wear cheerful colors and being a comfort, you would defiantly enjoy wearing a dashiki. Dashiki is a garment that is suitable for both men and women and is mostly wore in West Africa. The print design related to dashiki is identified as Angelina, as a unisex garment in East Africa, a dress called Kanzu holds a traditional value which is worn by Swahili speaking men. Women wear the kanga and the gomesi.
In Southern Africa, mostly typical shirts are worn, as the long length dresses they were.
The print pattern associated with dashiki is known as Angelina. As a unisex garment, many men and women wear the dashiki during Black History Month, Kwanzaa, and other Afrocentric cultural events.
Dashiki wear was introduced to protest society' s disrespected behavior for African Americans. It was used as a symbol of declaration, it represented that “black is beautiful,†and signaled a return to African roots, and perseverance on full rights of Africans in American society. Many men and women wear the dashiki during “Black History Month.â€
Dashiki is derived from Yoruba; a Nigerian language, a loanword from Hausa meaning 'shirt' or 'inner garment, number of people speak Yoruba is around 40 million. The confrontational issues of the 1960s may have washed-out, but the dashiki has not. It stood out as a fashion statement. This pullover garment is fashionably comfort, it is very colorful, loose and long. anyone wearing a dashiki is easy to spot. Dashiki also resembles American Shirt a Hawaiian shirt that is also quite colorful. The dashiki wearwas found in the marketplace of America during the “Civil Rights Movement†and “Black Power movementâ€. The term dashiki began to appear in print at least as early as 1967. Reporting on the 1967 Newark riots which were one of 159 ethnic conflicts that brushed away many cities in the United States, during days of 1967 long hot summer. This conflict happened in Newark, New Jersey, between July 12 and July 17, 1967. Over the four days of rebelling, burgling, and property destruction, 26 people died and hundreds were injured. in the Amsterdam News on July 22, 1967, George Barner refers to a new African garment called a "dashiki".
Muslim communities in Africa wear Dashiki mostly with brimless “Kufi†cap and pants. It has been very popular and claimed by communities in the African diaspora, especially African Americans. There are several kinds of dashiki suites available in the market. It has both formal and informal looks available in market but the informal style of dashiki is a traditional print or embroidered dashiki there are also three kinds of formal dashiki styles first consist of a dashiki drawstring trousers called “Sokoto†with a matching “Kufi†this is called Dashiki Suite which provides a proper complete elegant look, and is mostly worn by grooms on their weddings. Second is called Senegalese kaftan which is an ankle-length dashiki matching hat “Kufi†and trousers “Sokoto†and third informal style called Grand boubou it contains a flowing gown under which dashiki is worn with matching trousers. Traditional dashiki wear includes a thigh-length skirt with short sleeves mostly traditional styles are preferred by purists, people who hold on absolute obedience for their traditional rules, especially in language or style.
There is also a lace dashiki suit contain a shirt made of lace. A fusion of dashiki and caftan are worn by females is a traditional male dashiki with a western skirt.