by Olowolafe Taiwo Celina
The
Nigerian fashion industry has been existing since the existence of Nigeria,
how ever its revenue ability in the late 60s and early 70s when Lace and Ankara
arrived the Nigerian shores. The appetite for the consumption of these fabrics
increased the number of local industries across West Africa.
Ankara fashion is everywhere
now, both in Nigeria and in the country of the whites. Designers are improving
on their skills and are coming up with lots of stylish designeed in Ankara
fashion. The level of Ankara design is now competitive that if you are not
ready to equip yourself with the sophisticated pattern of Ankara,Lace design,
you will not have to stand in the current trends of the latest Nigerian fashion
which comes in different forms i.e Veretable wax, Ghana wax,Block wax,
Hollandias etc.
Lace is
an open work of fabric, patterned with open holes made by machine or hand.
It also comes in different forms and
names i.e Swiss lace, Voile lace, French lace, Polished lace, Jacquard, Guinea
brocade that are sold in large volumes in the Nigerian markets in Lagos like
the Idumota which is one of the oldest markets and probably one of the biggest
in West Africa.
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