Classy adire designs for ladies

Classy adire designs for ladies are common features in the fashion landscape be it Nigeria and way, way beyond.

Adire textile is a type of dyed cloth made in south west Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. It is a material designed with wax-resist methods that produce stunning patterned designs in dazzling arrays of tints and colours. It is common among the Egba people of Ogun State.

There are different processes of making the adire fabrics. But for the purpose of this post, we shall look at just three of those.

Oniko: this process involves tying raffia around hundreds of individual corn kernels or pebbles to produce small white circles on a blue background. The fabric can also be twisted and tied on itself or folded into stripes.

Alabere: Stitching raffia onto the fabric in a pattern prior to dyeing. The raffia palm is stripped, and the spine sewn into the fabric. After dyeing the raffia is usually ripped out, although some choose to leave it in and let wear and tear on the garment slowly reveal the design.

Eleko: Resist dyeing with cassava paste painted onto the fabric. Traditionally done with different size chicken feathers, calabash carved into different designs are also used, in a manner similar to block printing. Since the early twentieth century, metal stencils cut from the sheets of tin that lined tea chests have also been used.

The adire fabrics has, over the years, evolved from a culture item to a global fashion masterpiece. It has carved a niche for itself in contemporary fashion. Classy adire designs for ladies can be in any form of your choice.

Fashion-savvy ladies can now use the adire to make whatever choice of clothing they deem fit. Be it boubou, jumpsuits, a simple blouse, you name it. This piece shows a variety of stunning designs that you can use the adire for. Explore!