Stephanie Sandows Showing you how to tie a Doek


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Lovely Xhosa Umbhaco Doek and beaded cape.



The Aso oke fabric, popular in the southwestern part of Nigeria is not a fabric to play with when it comes to tying a gele…It always helps the head tie stand out with the pleats well defined.

The classic symbol of the African woman’s dressing is the headwrap, which is also called doek, headtie, gele, dhuku… If you’re thinking of how to tie the headtie or just browsing the latest doek styles to get inspiration for that next outfit then you’re in the right place. Doeks can be worn with the African…
