Aso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in kinship (ebi), an important aspect of Yoruba social life since precolonial times ...

Aso-Ebi is a must-have in every Nigerian wedding, and it doesn't look like it's going away any time soon. Every bride or wedding guest hopes to slay, but the color of the fabric can make or mar that ...

Owanbe in Nigeria is something that can never be overemphasized. This is because, despite the fact that it is an expensive celebration, it comes with loads of happiness and merriment, this is why some ...

Aso-ebi is a common phenomenon in Nigerian traditional weddings, and it requires careful coordination of colours and fabrics. For those who do not already know, 'Aso-ebi' means "cloth of the family" ...

A young Nigerian woman laments on social media over friends' betrayal as none buy the aso ebi for her upcoming wedding, ...

Before now in Nigeria, it was a taboo to just wear a black dress except you were heading for a funeral or lost a dear one. However, now days, black is no longer what it was. Black has replaced many ...

The Americans have adopted our invention of Ankara prints. An Oyinbo was photographed wearing a possible ‘Aso Ebi’ for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. US president Barack Obama on the 5th of May ...

Introduction -- 1. Aso Ebi and the Fashioning of Bodies in Colonial Logos, 1860s-1960s -- 2. Cheaper Clothes in a Fluctuating Economy, 1960-2008 -- 3. Coloring Wealth, the Crowd, and Class -- 4.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby's Dwell: Aso Ebi, 2017. (The Baltimore Museum of Art: Purchased as the gift of Nancy L. Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff, Baltimore, in honor of Kristen Hileman, BMA 2018.79.