Colourful Nigerian fabric dress with matching cap 374


 I was impressed by this striking colourful dress with the matching hat. It is African style, made with cloth from Nigeria. The girl wearing it told me her aunt had sewn it for her using Nigerian cloth, brought back from Nigeria. 

The hat is a piece of cloth, or scarf, would around and tied. If you like colourful Nigerian or African style dresses and colourful hats, you can find several websites selling them online.

African Turban Hat Patterns
I was very interested in African hats in various colourful patterns. When you look at the dramatic hats, they often reveal that the had is supplied simply as a piece of cloth. It is up to ou to tie them into the fantastic shapes. 

To get a hat sewn into a style, you pay more. 

The hats can be bought as singles, or as sets of two or three or four mixed colours. 

Hat Search Words
Search words  African print, bandanna, beaded, beanie, beanie hat, braided, breathable, cancer, chemo headwear, Christian, classic, dressy turban, elastic, elegant, ethnic, fan shape, four-pack, hair loss, hard hat, hat, headband, head covering, headwear, headwrap, Indian, Jewish, ladies turban, large, scarf, Muslim, Nigerian, Paisley, polyester, satin, satin silk, sequin, stretched satin, tichel (headscarf), turban, turban cap, vintage

Suppliers
Amazon, ebay, Temu


Temu-UK

Useful Websites
Amazon
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294713265030?_nkw=turban

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_covering_for_Jewish_women

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