Dress according to your mood, try something new, wear the kitenge

All the single ladies put your hands up especially if you’re an African and you own a multi-purpose piece of cloth in form of "Kitenge/Leso/Khanga. A kitenge is an African fabric that most times comes in bright colours with various designs and prints. It comes in handy from being used as a towel, headscarf, wrapper, baby sling or carrier and also housework outfit. Do not get me wrong, we don’t get to misuse our kitenge that’s why we put aside that particular one for special occasions.

A Kitenge comes in various prints and colours

A kitenge is often worn by women wrapped around their heads, chests or waists. They come with variety of similar patterns, printing done by traditional batik methods capturing the bright patterns of the bright sun. As an African woman you have no excuse not to own one mostly because they come in affordable prices and can be found almost anywhere around town.  For the people who are uncomfortable with trying out the whole outfit, there are shortcuts in form of accessories like head wrappers, ear rings, clutch bags and even shoes. These are easily got at the nearest craft shops at the national theatre, and bombo road. During the festive seasons, traders armed with African crafts ranging from shoes, bags, sandals, bangles, dresses and men’s shirts gather around kyadondo road and Jinja road but one has to be fast for they move on to their next destination after a few days. Run now and play your part in wearing the African continent. While at that, capture those awakening moment that makes you realise your true African side. If often we end up mixing English with your African languages for example we take a break from your perfectly tailored sentence and stop to add "Banange" a Luganda expression that could mean "oh my" which is an expression of shock, why not take a day to mix and match our western attires with the beautiful kitenge. Days like Christmas, Easter or even birthdays are perfect to shine in the beautiful kitenge.