We are Bolakoka Aso Ebi. It does not mean that we are known for just Aso Ebi. Think of Aso Ebi as the Nigerian phrase for textiles; if it is about textiles, then you can count us in. Now that Nigerians have branded this culture with everything Lace, Ankara, Atiku etc we might as well expect to see it in the English dictionary soon. After all, how many people in the world apart from Nigerians can wear 1000 yards of a particular fabric in the same color and design at the same event! Aso Ebi has set the trend in particular ways that we will discuss later. Nigerians should be celebrated for this trend! Whilst we dwell on that, let us remember that some of the intricacies of Aso Ebi from time immemorial is that it just used to be for close family, it later moved to the larger members of family, then friends of the family, friends of friends of the family and so on. In this photo, the bolakoka team covered Aso Ebi for the siblings of the bride and groom. They provided their concept and budget and it was just wonderful that they all agreed to the fabrics they would all wear as much as they could. The focus was on Alaari (the color that is now referred to as Magenta today) and the guys and ladies danced around it very well...notice the Alaari colored shoes as well...lol. Nigerians have got amazing style! For just the friends of the bride and groom, we went completely different. Check next post. #textiletuesday #bolakokaasoebi #textileeducation #textile #nigeriantextile #events #colourpop #magenta #alaari Photo Credit: The bride @feyi_jasmine
