Fabrics are very important to Ghanaians. Every Print in Ghana (foreign or local) has a story behind them. And so it's not only about the colors and patterns. Wearing certain types of fabrics is a non verbal way of making a statement ( the statement could be about success, pain, wealth, mothers love, fathers and life & death some even make tongue in cheek statements). Some years ago my maternal grandmother told me that in the 50's through to the early 90's, fabrics were wealth. She said during that time a woman's wealth could be measured in the number of fabrics they owned. After the 1979 coup d'etat by Jerry John Rawlings, men and women who owned a certain number of fabrics were accused of hoarding and corruption and punished. This shows how important fabrics and the fabrics business are to cultural and economic growth of Ghana. Visited the Fabrics section of the Makola market today, and I was told some of the stories behind certain clothes. . . đź“·: Nana Osei - 2017 . . #makola #Accra #Ghana #Africa #fabrics #business #women #wealth #coupdetat #jerryjohnrawlings #story #makolamarket #gtp #nonverbal #streetstyle #streetphotography #iphonephotography #everydayafrica #accrawedey #culture #politics #economic (at Makola Market)
