The breastplate is a symbol of manhood and is given to a son by his father after he has been initiated. Men will also wear animal skin headbands and ankle bands, as well as a cape. Venda girls traditionally wear a shedo, which is a small apron that covers their pubic area. When the girls mature and develop breasts, they will then wear a nwenda, either at the waist or around one shoulder. The nwenda is usually made from very brightly coloured strips of fabric.
Beaded necklaces, bracelets and headbands are the traditional accessories. Venda boys and men wear a loincloth known as a tsindi. The tsindi is a triangular piece of animal skin that covers the front, is then passed between the legs, and then tied at the back. In colder weather, a cloak is worn. Nowadays, Venda men usually wear a shirt made of nwenda fabric, and then trousers.
The Tsonga people are an offshoot of the Zulu tribe, and therefore there are similarities in the clothing. The men will wear animal skins, while the women wear a unique skirt called a xibelani. The xibelani is a colourful, gathered skirt that shakes when they dance. Indian people in South Africa, even in this day and age, still adhere to much of their culture and traditions. When it comes to clothing, western attire is usually worn on a day to day basis, but more traditional garments are used for formal ceremonies such as a wedding or a funeral.
Found almost entirely in the Western Cape, the Cape Malays, much like the Indian community, preserve their cultural heritage in all aspects of their lives. Cape Malays are mostly practicing Muslims, and therefore some will wear traditional Muslim clothing regularly. Others wear western clothing on a day to day basis and then wear traditional outfits when attending mosque, madrassa, or for special occasions. As you can see, there are numerous traditional clothing styles in South Africa, many you can see every day.
These are but a few, and the importance of this clothing is evident, and should definitely be admired and preserved. Venda attire is not like that. I am Venda and it is confusing to see clothes that is not for my culture.
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In Zulu culture, women also wear different attire at different stages of their lives. A single young woman wears her hair short and only a short grass-reed skirt embellished with beads, while engaged women will cover their breasts and grow their hair.
A married woman covers her entire body to indicate that she is spoken for. She wears a thick cowhide skirt that has been softened with animal fat and charcoal. Traditionally, women covered their bosom with a cloth, but nowadays cotton vests or beaded bras are worn along with beaded necklaces. The most iconic adornment are circular-shaped hats called izicolo, which are worn by married women. These hats were traditionally made of grass and cotton and measured as much as a metre across to protect the wearer from the sun.
Zulu men traditionally wear animal skins and feathers. Because the Zulu revere leopards as the king of all predators, only royalty are allowed to wear leopard skin. A front apron isinene and a rear apron ibheshu are worn to cover the genitals and buttocks. Headbands are only worn by married men. The Ndebele tribe are renowned for their intricate beadwork and brightly coloured homes painted in striking geometric designs.
Girls wear small beaded aprons, while older girls wear isiphephetu, a beaded apron given to them by their mothers, and isigolwani which are thick beaded hoops worn around their necks, arms, legs and waist. Married women wear longer aprons made of hardened skin that are lavishly decorated in geometric designs.
They also wear isigolwani and copper rings called idzilla around the neck, ankles and arms. Girls and unmarried women traditionally do not cover their breasts, whereas married women cover their upper bodies with blankets in multi-coloured stripes or beaded designs. Ndebele men wear animal skin aprons and beaded breast-plates or iporiyana which hangs from the neck.
The iporiyana is a symbol of manhood and is given to a young man by his father after he has undergone initiation. Animal skin headbands and ankle bands are also worn along with a cape. They are African every day of the year, but many women who work in corporate settings have traditionally not been permitted to celebrate or showcase their full identity. Their cultural identity needs to be restrained, and replaced with the established code of corporate clothing, which is often Western.
It has been this way for decades. One high-profile example happened on Africa Day The station pulled the piece, and South Africans voiced their support for both Sibisi and doeks. Social media users posted images of themselves wearing doeks, and hashtags such as respekthedoek and DoektheNewsroom began trending. But the station did concede they needed to review their clothing policy. Maketo-van den Bragt felt it too, when she worked as a corporate attorney. Reflecting on the early years of her legal career, she recalls a covert programming that anything with African print or African ideas was seen as outdated or too quirky or not attractive.
Imported from Europe, the legal system practiced in South Africa subliminally expected a European approach, even down to work wear. Those who did were often seen as rebels and upstarts. Over the past few years, however, incidents such as Nontobeko Sibisi and the doek debacle have helped steer corporate culture in South Africa towards a growing embrace and acceptance of Africa, and African fashion.
Increasingly, South African women are bringing their brains, and bold fashion heritage, to the workplace. Where dressing for an important work occasion might once have constrained women to the conventional dark bottoms and jacket with a light colored blouse, today more women are choosing to add color and culture to their work attire.
This partnership with the Swedish retail giant meant that the South African brand joined the ranks of chic global brands such as Moschini, Balmain, and Versace. For women wearing such Afro-centric looks, sometimes the outfits are merely the preferred style du jour.
She has qualifications from universities in New York and London and has worked in many international offices but considers her continental roots as a major selling point. Rather, being African allows us to see the world through a certain lens and more often than not have a shared experience such as valuing Ubuntu, a tangible sense of community, a rich heritage, and culture. The extended closure of beauty and grooming establishments has led to a growth in demand for headscarfs.
They present a savvy solution to the challenges of isolation.
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