TRADITIONAL ATTIRE FOR VARIOUS OCCASSIONS LIKE WEDDINGS,PATLO AND TRADITIONAL CHOIRS



traditional wedding gown

traditional"PATLO"attire

traditional choirs attire

Nowadays this attire is used everywhere by everyone ,traditional choirs also has taken this fashion to the highest level because they use this attire to make their choir uniforms to make them unique and uniform  even to even to show their dignity of their culture.Even traditional wedding gowns are sprinkled with latest fashion to bring  live beauty.Patlo traditional uniform also worn by married women is more simple and original because the pattern never change like any other patterns which changes everyday.Patlo is a traditional ceremony done by elders to negotiate lobola (bride price) for the groom,it is usually worn during that period to give bride the rules of the weddings that is why this uniform is treated with respect.

MEN HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE

traditional gear for men

Men have also developed interest in this fashion,what they normally do nowadays is that they wear it on occasions like wedding or traditional ceremonies like dithubaruba and dikgafela.Males usually mix this attire with casual clothes and this is normally seen on tertiary students.Most of the time they might wear a German print shirt with a jean or a formal trouser.They sometimes wear it as suit for very important occasions like conference meetings.Even traditional shoes are available to match with this attire,it is decorated with a little piece of skin.This really shows the beauty of our attire and creativity of our fashion designers ,how they play with German print ,they can mix it with any kind of fabric.

German print suit

SYMBOL OF TRADITIONAL ATTIRE IN BOTSWANA

Bakgatla women wearing traditional clothes

There some tribes that value this attire most especially Bahererero and Bakgatla .Baherero like their attire with their hearts because they said it makes them been recognized as true Africans.They said they feel proud when putting on their attire because its more different from other attires.Even Bakgatla they value their gear with respect because they wear it for different reasons.Bakgatla women are supposed to wear clothes that cover their legs even putting on a shawl on top of their shoulders when going to special occasions like weddings and funeral even man should always cover their arms when attending those traditional ceremonies.

Herero woman wearing a traditional dress

Herero wedding gown

GERMAN PRINT DECORATED WITH LEATHER

Mophato at the initiation ceremony

Kgosi Kgafela putting on leopard skin

German print can sometimes be decorated with leather or any kind of fabric like silk to add quality and beauty, skins\leather was believed to be worn by chiefs and traditional doctors and dancers but nowadays it is worn by everyone even the males at the initiation ceremony wore this kind of clothes (leather).This skin attire is also good when mixed with German print.

LATEST PATTERNS OF TRADITIONAL ATTIRE

latest fashion

This attire has stolen the hearts of many people because of the way fashions are decorating it to add value and attractiveness to people. In the olden days this German print was too much simple with only one color and one pattern found that is why it was believed to be old people .Nowadays fashion designers are decorating nice and sexy patterns with these German print. Traditional shoes are also decorated with German print to match the attire and this shows creativity that the fashions have.

well designed German print decorated with different colours

African wedding gown

TRADITIONAL ATTIRE IN THE OLDEN DAYS

missionary patterns

old school patterns

In the olden days traditional attire was as an old fashion for grown ups especially old ladies in the rural areas, but the entire nation has proved the mind of those who said that wrong because nowadays it is taken as the latest fashion in Botswana. Everyone is interested in wearing this beautifully made clothes because it suits every occasions like wedding, parties, graduation and traditional ceremonies.

This attire was taken as boring by youth in the olden days but nowadays they have highly welcomed this fashion, its more pleasing that even males are interested in the this clothing outfit. The most lovable and good-looking fabric that seems to be interested in is African German print.

German print dress