#Ghanaian Fashion

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Gyakie Serves Style Goals in Berlin, Germany

Ghanaian songstress Gyakie has once again proven why she’s a fashion icon in the music industry. The talented singer has shared a stunning new series of photos on Instagram, showcasing her effortless style and elegance. In the photos, Gyakie is seen wearing a sleek black straight dress that accentuates her curves in all the right places. The dress is perfectly complemented by a good-looking black…

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Serwaa Amihere Biography | Age and Networth of ( @serwaaamihere ) the curvy Fashion Beauty Model

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I’m planning my trad wedding and white wedding and I’m stressed to the highest capacity. Any Any helpful Tips? Being west African is not for the weak lol. Even considering not getting married traditionally (Nigerian wedding) and just doing my white wedding. I think you mentioned being Ghanaian or your fiancé being Ghanaian are you planning for both ? My family definitely has so many opinions and I’m so over it especially when talking about bride price girl I’m about to elope 😂

Hi Sissy Pooh! And Happy New Year!

How soon is the wedding? And yes, my fiancé is Ghanaian and I am Haitian, and we've definitely dealt with the outside opinions on both sides of our soon to be married family.

But honestly........

Real tea.....

You and him have to stand your ground. I know with foreign cultures, parents and other families feel like they are entitled to try to persuade you to do things how they would have done it - or should do it. But y'all are adults.

But you're right. It can be stressful. And not just because planning a wedding is stressful but I'm pretty sure you both love your families and would love to find some type of resolution where everyone is happy and no one feels disrespected or disregarded in anyway.

I'd start with sitting the people who are stressing you out down - INDIVIDUALLY! People 40+ who always have an opinion act out even more in front of an audience. But sit them down and talk to them assertively, so they understand that this is your life, your wedding, and your marriage most importantly. But be respectful though because deep down, most of the dysfunction and drama comes from a place of love. Our parents, aunties and uncles come from the time where their parents dictated every aspect of their life, even into their adulthood. They are just displaying learned behaviors. We're the ones that God has chosen to unlearn and heal for the future generations to come.

For example:

When I first started dating my fiancé, my mother wanted to dictate how we date, when she would meet him and his family and so on. It honestly got to a point where I had to distance myself from my mom because I felt like every time we talked, it was about how I should go about doing things in my relationship to cater to how she believed it should be. Fast forward to January of 2024, my fiancé and I had decided to move in together and I had to put on my big girl panties and let my mom know. This is where I bring respect into the mix. I had to inform my mother that I was moving in with my fiancé because 1) I was moving to another state and 2) she's my mother and deserves to know of my whereabouts for safety reasons. So instead of taking it as "swallowing my pride" it was more of showing my mom that I am an adult who is going to make decisions that she may not agree with, which is her prerogative, but I am going to proceed with my plans - and that was a statement where there was a period at the end and not a question mark. Meaning I respect you enough to inform you of my decision, but my decision needs to be respected and this is not up for debate. And it wasn't. She definitely didn't agree, but I believe the tone of the conversation showed that I was serious and my decision was final. I also believe the reason there wasn't so much back and forth in the discussion was she didn't have an audience to perform for. I know that sounds crazy but it's true - they love to bring all of the dramatics when there's more eyes and ears.

Honestly Sissy Pooh, you and your fiancé need to sit down together and decide what you want concretely. After that, the people you feel you owe an explanation to (I would cap it at parents if feasible), talk to them individually with respect but assertively. Again, when you marry this man, you go to bed with him at night, not anyone else. If there are things you both want to do or choose not to do, it's no ones job to interfere with it because it will be your marriage, not there's.

But, you'll be fine and I pray the grace of God finds you and your fiancé to make the right decisions needed to go into your marriage.

And remember, keep God in the loop. Marriage is between you, your husband and our creator.

With love,

Sarah Chanel

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The African Girl Child

Striking smartphone portraits from Ghana

After graduating secondary school in 2019, Sarfo Emmanuel Annor was given a smartphone by his sister. His niece was his first model; since then, he has been capturing life in his native Koforidua, Ghana. “I strive to push the boundaries of African portraits by playing with colour to share the daily life, dreams and stories of Ghanaian youth,” he says of his Life in Colour series. The visual artist’s interest in fashion, partly inspired by his mother’s secondhand clothes shop, deepened after he undertook a tailoring apprenticeship. “Fashion has been an intrinsic part of my journey since childhood. The bold and vibrant colours are not just a palette; they are a language through which I communicate a range of positive emotions.”

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Black Sherif Unleashes Electrifying Dance Moves in "REBEL MUSIC" Music Video

The wait is over! Black Sherif has finally dropped the official music video for his highly-anticipated single “REBEL MUSIC“, and it’s a visual masterpiece. The video showcases Black Sherif’s impressive dance skills, taking center stage with his splendid moves from start to finish. He’s joined by two professional Ghanaian dancers, who add their own flair and energy to the performance. Together,…

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Ghanaian socialite Hajia4Real extradited to the United States for $2m fraud

Ghanaian socialite Mona Faiz Montrage popularly known as Hajia4Reall has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling over $2 million from older, single American men and women in a twisted lonely hearts scam. Recall that the social media influencer whose Instagram account is among the top 10 most followed in Ghana, was arrested on November 10, 2022, in the UK for the…

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Word List: Fashion History

to try to include in your poem/story (pt. 2/3)

Exomis - a short, asymmetrical wrap garment pinned at the left shoulder, worn by men in Ancient Greece

Eye of Horus - or Wedjat eye, is an ancient Egyptian symbol that represents the eye of the falcon-headed god Horus and symbolizes healing and regeneration and was often worn for protection

Faience - a man-made ceramic material that was often used in ancient Egypt to make jewelry and devotional objects; it is usually a blue color

Falling Band - a flat and broad white collar often with lace on the edges, worn by men and women in the 17th century

Fibula - served as a pin to both hold garments together and to show status of those with prestige or power within society; was popular in Greek culture

Fichu - a triangular shawl, usually worn by women, draped over the shoulders and crossed or fastened in the front

Fontange - a linen cap with layers of lace and ribbon, worn flat and pinned to the back of the head

French Hood - a rounded headdress for women that was popular in the 16th century (from 1540)

Frock Coat - a collared man’s coat worn through the eighteenth to the twentieth century; rose to prominence mainly in the nineteenth century, especially Victorian England; characterized as a knee-length overcoat, buttoned down to the waist, that drapes over the lower half of the body like a skirt

Frogging - ornamental braid or cording that can function as a garment closure, or be solely decorative

Gabled Hood - a woman’s headdress that is wired to create a point at the top of the head and has fabric that drapes from the back of the head

Gigot Sleeve - a sleeve that was full at the shoulder and became tightly fitted to the wrist; also called leg-of-mutton sleeve

Guipure Lace - a type of continuous bobbin lace made without a mesh ground; its motifs are connected by bridges or plaits

Himation - a rectangular cloak wrapped around the body and thrown over the left shoulder worn by the ancient Greeks

Huipilli/Huipil - a woven rectangular shirt worn by women in Central America beginning in ancient times

Jerkin - a close-fitting men’s jacket, often worn for warmth, sometimes without sleeves; worn over a doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries

Justaucorps - a long-sleeved, knee-length coat worn by men after 1666 and throughout the 18th century

Kaftan - (also caftan) is an ancient garment, which originated in ancient Persia but then spread across Central and Western Asia; a kind of robe or tunic that was worn by both men and women

Katazome (stencil printing) - a traditional Japanese method for printing designs onto fabric using a stencil and paste-resist dyes

Kaunakes - one of the earliest forms of clothing; made from goat or sheep’s wool and meant to be worn around the waist like a skirt, it is recognizable by its fringe detailing

Kente - a Ghanaian strip woven textile that has striped patterns and bright colors with corresponding meanings

Knickerbockers - or “knickers” are full or baggy trousers gathered at the knee or just below and usually fastened with either a button or buckle; were initially worn by men in the late 19th century and gradually became part of women’s fashion; the garment was usually worn as sportswear and became especially popular among golfers and female cyclists, hence the term “pedal pushers”

Kohl - a black material made out of minerals such as galena and used for eyeliner and eye protection in ancient Egypt

Labret - a type of lip-piercing worn by various cultures to indicate wealth, prosperity and beauty

Love Lock - a lock of hair from the nape of the neck hanging over the chest to show romantic attachment; it was a popular hairstyle between 1590-1650

Lurex - a shiny synthetic fiber made of aluminum-coated plastic with a glittering metallic sheen

Mantua - a jacket-like bodice with pulled back overskirt that bustled in the back, often in elaborately patterned fabric, first worn in the 17th century

Medici Collar - a collar that stands upright on the back of the neck and opens in the front; this type of ruff was introduced to France by Marie de’ Medici in the 16th century, taking her name two centuries later

Moccasins - a type of soft animal skin shoe that were worn by Indians in North America

Muff - a tubular padded covering of fur or fabric, into which both hands are placed for warmth

Mule - a backless shoe

Muslin - a simple plain-weave textile made out of cotton and available in varying weights and finishes; historically, there were also varieties of muslin in silk and wool

Needle Lace -often known as “needlepoint lace”; is a term referring to the technique in which the lace is made of entirely needle work; it developed in the 15th century and then became very popular throughout the 16th century

Nemes Headdress - starched, striped linen headdress that draped on the shoulders and had a tail at center back worn only by royals in ancient Egypt

Panes/Paning - a method of decoration using long parallel strips of fabric arranged to reveal a contrasting fabric underneath that was fashionable from the 15th-17th centuries

Panniers - an under-structure used in eighteenth-century fashion that created a shape wide at the sides and flat at the front and back

Pantalettes - (also referred to as pantaloons) are loose, pants-like undergarments that covered women’s lower halves in the late 18th and early 19th century

Particolored - the combination of different colors within the same garment along the vertical axis

Passementerie - an additional accent or embellishment in silk or metallic threads, such as an embroidered braid, tassel or fringe

Pattens - wooden-soled platform over-shoes, which were commonly worn from the 14th century to the 18th century

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or leave a link in the replies. I would love to read them!

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From Chains to Crown: Uncovering Your Roots in Ghana with Best Ghana Tours

As a member of the African diaspora, have you ever wondered about your ancestral heritage? Do you feel a deep connection to the continent of Africa, but aren't sure where to start exploring your roots? Look no further than Ghana, a country steeped in rich history, vibrant culture, and breathtaking natural beauty. And, with Best Ghana Tours, you'll have a trusted guide to help you navigate this transformative journey.

Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast, was a major hub for the transatlantic slave trade. Millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly taken from their homeland, leaving behind a legacy of pain, trauma, and disconnection. However, Ghana has emerged as a symbol of resilience, hope, and reunification.

The Call to Come Home

In 2019, Ghana launched the "Year of Return" initiative, inviting members of the diaspora to come home and reconnect with their heritage. This call to action marked the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Jamestown, Virginia. Since then, thousands have answered the call, making the journey to Ghana to discover their roots. Best Ghana Tours has been at the forefront of this movement, curating unforgettable experiences for those seeking to reconnect with their ancestral homeland.

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- Cape Coast Castle, a former slave fort turned museum

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- Attend a traditional naming ceremony

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