Black Fashion: The Curious History of “Tribal” Prints 

an interesting read on what we commonly refer to as “ankara” fabric…enjoy!

By for www.slate.com

They’ve got palettes so bright and clashing that they threaten to sear the eye and patterns so loud they make Hawaiian prints look demure—yet they are slowly becoming as commonplace as plaid. The media (both fashion and mainstream) tend to refer to them as “

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    How the Dutch peddle Indonesian-inspired designs to West Africa. by Julia Felsenthal They’ve got palettes so bright and...
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    an interesting read on what we commonly refer to as “ankara” fabric…enjoy!
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