Okay oh....I'm back! LoL. Have you ever been around a group of Sierra Leoneans preparing to go home for the holiday season? Well today I was in the company of a group of women who are planning to head home for Christmas after being away for a few years. While with these women, I heard a lot of talk about how they are going to be "doing it up", and how the things that they have purchased or will purchase are "top of the line", how "nobody nah Salone go get dis kind style", and how in Salone "dem pekin dem go colay pan mi"...lol. Well, well, well...some folks will be in for a rude awakening because Salone titi dem don really up-to-date when e cam pan fashion.
When I visited Sierra Leone this past summer, fashion was definitely a huge part of the social scene. The thing that impressed me most was the way they were able to incorporate western styles into traditional African attire; I believe the opening of a new shop called Aschobi Designs can be attributed to this new rise in African fashion. They have some of the most unique, beautifully designed clothes ever. Geez, can you imagine...I went to this poetry show one night in Sierra Leone, I walked into the place and I was bombarded with a myriad of this new, hip, style of African traditional wear. At the time, ah jus bin wan tro way mi sef bcuz I felt like I needed to also partake in this new revolution...damn, why didn't I know this was the deal in Sierra Leone?!?! Now, don't get it twisted I still looked banging that night but still...lol. So the next time I got an opportunity, off I went on my search for the perfect Aschobi Designs dress. I needed something to wear for an event I was heading to that evening, so I definitely wanted to be draped in something from the shop. When I finally got there, I searched, searched, and searched for the perfect "Kadija" dress...I am very picky and it is so hard for me to make a decision under pressure and believe me the pressure was on because time was definitely against me. So, I headed over to the wall where there was a whole host of pictures with different models showing off some of the designs. The dresses were so on point, but everything that I pointed to stating that I wanted was followed by "this is already specially designed for someone else", or "this is currently not available at the time". Arrrghhhh.....lol. Unfortunately, I must say that I had to leave the shop empty handed because "someone" was rushing the mess out of me calling every minute to see what was taking me so long and I still hadn't even gotten the chance to try something on. Nonetheless, I don't even think that what I wanted to buy would have even been ready for me at that particular moment because I think they had to do a dress fitting and I just didn't have time for all of that. But, what I do know is that no mess like that will happen again, trust that next time I am leaving with a dress or two or three in hand...lol.
So basically, what I am trying to say is, for all of you JCs wae feel say una go go kill all man wit una western style dem dis holiday season, nah fo take u tem and pick u clothes right oh! Nor feel say di Salone of yestaday nah di Salone of tiday oh! Especially when it comes to the fashion arena. If you feel say you nah bluff uman, then you better definitely come with your A game cuz dem titi dem nah Salone tough oh! LoL
...nothing but love and a whole lot of fun. Until next time...peace!
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