Fashion show hails kanga as east Africa’s kimono
For women in Tanzania’s humid Dar es Salaam port city, the “kanga” is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth and mop too.
But for Mustafa Hassanali, a popular local designer who organised this year’s second annual Swahili Fashion Week, the traditional rectangular kanga cloth from east Africa’s Indian Ocean coast means much more. Read more
Courtesy : in.reuters.com
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