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Friday 09 November, 2012
Rwanda : Wrap sweater, the popular item for Rwandan ladies
A wrap sweater found in a clothing store at Giporoso-Remera The simple wrap sweater is rocking Kigali streets. It has become a popular trend of many ladies young and old, wearing them in different styles and colours. A wrap sweater is really on trend and so versatile. It can be tied or wrapped in [...]
Thursday 25 October, 2012
Rwanda : Why you should not rent, but purchase a wedding suit
In Rwanda, most men rent suits and nobody can blame them for it either, considering that they probably plan on wearing it for just a few hours. This is partly because these suits are too ceremonial and cannot work in many places. When it comes to the weddings, it’s all about her from introduction [...]
Friday 05 October, 2012
Rwanda : Know the rules of wearing socks
Sock is a garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted from wool, cotton, or nylon. They are worn by males of all age groups and even some women depending on the type of shoes. In Rwanda, though sock is not much talked about in fashion, they are a staple in [...]
Sunday 30 September, 2012
Kitengi, a staple in Rwandan women’s closet
In Rwanda, kitenge is commonly worn as casual wear and formal wear depending on its type. Average women wear it more often in different styles and others that are fashionable mix kitenge with other materials and wear them to different places. Kitenge is an African garment which has an edging only at the longest side [...]
Friday 28 September, 2012
Rwanda : Stylish ways of wearing cropped cardigans/sweaters
In Rwanda, most people think of cropped cardigans/half sweaters, as a fashion for teenagers or some people do not really know the power of a cropped cardigan and underestimate its abilities. This is because of the way some people style it. Plenty of women and girls pair it with maxi dresses and others with a [...]
Saturday 22 September, 2012
Rwanda : Changes of Little black dress from 1965 to 1988
Little black dress, every woman’s must have today dates back from 1926.The evolution journey has interesting design changes up to what we call fashionable black dress nowadays. Today, we bring you its design changes from 1965 to 1988. 1965: Though the photograph is from the mid-’60s, Sophia Loren would be just as stylish wearing this [...]
Saturday 22 September, 2012
Rwanda : Keen selection of shoes to wear with maxi skirts for your interest
In Rwanda, maxi skirts like maxi dresses are an item for many especially youth who love pairing it with tank tops and cropped cardigans. Women too wear them a lot especially in weekends and on work days to some depending on how they dress it up. For some women, maxi skirts and dresses are only [...]
Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Rwanda : Fascinating history of the white wedding dresses
It’s your wedding day and all your invited guests expect to see you in white as you walk down the aisle and at the reception amidst the cheers of your guests as you dance the wedding match towards the special table (high table). You don’t think of Mikenyero or other local fabrics. A wedding dress [...]
Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Rwanda : Guide to Buying and Wearing Tops for ladies
With Rwandan ladies marching with the fashion industry, everyone tries to be fashionable in all cloth types of which tops are inclusive. It’s for that matter that Rwandan clothing stores, boutiques and markets are ever updating their displays with fashionable tops and blouses. Tops and blouses are every woman’s essential because they are worn on [...]
Friday 14 September, 2012
Rwanda : Why chefs wear white robes and long hats
A kitchen of every restaurant or hotel has chefs/cooks that wear white double breasted jackets and tall white hats while they go around with their work. In Rwanda, cleanliness in restaurants and hotels is observed as white starts in the kitchen and goes even to store keepers in some hotels. Even people who deal in [...]