Many people like to wear African wax print clothing on the top and bottom half of their body with a plain coloured top, blouse, shirt or a plain pair of trousers such as black or dark blue jeans.

However, it is becoming increasingly popular for men and women to wear two piece combination outfits in the same print. For example, an African print skirt and top or a shirt paired with shorts or trousers.Parents love to wear matching African print clothing with their children. This has been a popular trend for some years now. Mothers love to wear matching African print dresses with their daughter(s) and fathers like to wear matching colourful African shirts with their son(s) for example. Couples also like to wear matching outfits especially for formal occasions.
 

Bold animal prints are popular in men’s African fashion including cheetah spots and zebra stripes. It’s best to wear a small amount at a time instead of from head to toe for example, the hem of a t-shirt or a short sleeve shirt. Wearing animal prints can portray confidence and they look great when worn alongside bright colours.

Colourful Suits
 

 

 

 

Blue and grey suits are the most popular colours as they are traditional and versatile. However, casual, relaxed and less formal suits, in a variety of different colours, are becoming increasingly popular for men who prefer to stand out in a crowd and get noticed.

It is fun, more stylish and interesting to wear bold, colourful tailored suits. Dark green, burgundy and brown are great, easy to wear colours to start off with. Keep the rest of the outfit simple, for example a plain white shirt with a black tie and shoes

Adding statement puffy sleeves, such as bell and trumpet shapes, to dresses and blouses are fun, chic, elegant, girly and sophisticated.

They are a great way to get noticed and make a fashion statement if you go for a loud and dramatic sleeve like large frills and ruffles. For a more simple, softer and feminine look go for bishop style sleeves.

When wearing statement sleeves it is recommended to keep the rest of your look minimal and classic so that you do not attract attention away from the sleeves and look overly fussy.

Traditional African clothing, such as dashiki and kaftan, and modern African print clothing are different styles compared to other parts of the world and are often inspired by: culture, languages, wildlife, nature, food and music.

There are also many general trends used in African fashion that are also popular around the world. They often re-emerge from season to season including florals, African print fabric and bright colours.

While African fashion has always been bold and beautiful, this blog will explore African clothing trends for 2020 and how you can incorporate African clothing into your wardrobe.

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