KENTE TRADITIONAL ATTIRE FOR OUR GHANAIAN QUEENS

Just like every other African print cloth, the kente is not void of history. A Ghanaian cloth woven from silk and cotton, the kente is native to the Akan ethnicity group of south Ghana, however it has become a national and international treasure as we would see in the look-book below.

The meanings and the colors you find on the Kente all signifies one thing or the other for example;

Blue means peace harmony and love;

Black means Intensified spiritual energy, maturation;

Pink means the feminine aspect of life

Yellow means wealth, fertility, beauty, royalty;

Green means spiritual renewal, vegetation, growth etc

All of these colors have the perfect meaning don’t they? Indeed they do but the beauty of the kente fabric is the simple fact that while some colors carry wonderful meanings others carry a negative tone for example

Red on the kente cloth means bloodshed, sacrificial rites

This opposite meaning goes to show that the creators of the kente were not unrealistic, they understand and understood the balance of life and thus went on to create a meaningful cloth that conveys not only the pleasantries of life but the harsh realities as well.

This balance is why the kente fabric is such an important piece and most associated with ceremonies. The modern day Ghana bride have on her attire made from the kente cloth. And so even though this cloth is made by the ashanti people, the whole and Ghana and the world at large have been privy to rock it.