Guardian Nigeria
… A Fine ‘Igbo’ Woman To The Core
What you wear tells the story of who you are even before you’re introduced. Your clothing and adornment is what people see before they see you. This is why a proper fashion style is a reflection of one’s culture, belief and value system.
‘Dress as you want to be addressed’ is the simplest way to define the essence of true fashion, a statement making style of ‘what you wear is who you are – where you’re from, your cultural identity’.
If there is anything that headlines Nigeria fashion in all its ethnic style diversities, it is how it spotlights the cultural identity of the individual wearing them.
Nigerian fashion is basically wearing clothing that is peculiar to your ethnicity and culture, a fabric or style that identifies with your geographical and cultural background on the spot.
Due to its diversities, Nigeria fashion comes up as one of the most peculiar in not just Africa but the world.
A fashion of identity, one might call it, as all ethnic groups are identified through their clothing styles and adornment.
The highlight of the Giant of Africa’s fashion is the style mixing, where a Nigerian regardless of ethnicity gets to wear clothing from any cultural background and still beautifully spotlights ‘Proudly Nigerian’ within and outside the country.
The beautiful and evergreen Igbo women ‘Up and down’ as it is popularly called is one of the most adopted style mixing especially by both the South-south and south east Nigeria women.
A fashion style oriented and cultured Igbo woman slays with her ‘Up and Down’ attire in its different fabric, styles and shades gracefully without a need for introduction – the outfit speaks for her.
