South African Traditional Attire for women in South Africa shouldn’t be limited to Heritage Day ‘dress-up’. South African women must show the world just how proud they are of their respective cultures. Some women only get to wear Traditional Attire Zulu, Tswana Traditional Attire, Tsonga Traditional Attire or Sepedi Traditional Attire in Heritage month in South Africa and parade around the office in their best South African traditional attire. When the Heritage month is over, most South African women fold the Traditional Attire, beads and headdresses and place them neatly back into their cupboards until either the next wedding, traditional ceremony or the following September.
In African countries such as Senegal, Nigeria and Tanzania, what we, as South Africans view as traditional attire is their everyday clothes for the people who live there.
In South Africa, we still have women who still hold their cultural traditions very close to their hearts. These people prefer eating traditional food, living a simplistic life and wearing their traditional attires. When we talk about the ethnic clothes of some cultures, we can notice that they are very striking. They often often attract people’s attention wherever they go.
What is Traditional Attire?
Traditional Attire is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterized by intricate geometric patterns. A Traditional Attire can also indicate social, marital or religious status.
Traditional Attire in South Africa
Traditional Attire is traditionally used to make dresses, skirts, aprons and wraparound clothing. Traditional Attire is traditionally worn by newly married women, known as Makoti, a couple, singles and many more. Some South African women have also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing. Let’s look at some of trendy Traditional Attire in South Africa for 2022.
List Of Best South African Traditional Attire Images in 2022
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