I really became enamored with the look of the wax print fabric out of Ghana.  The technique originated in Indonesia but was brought to the gold coast many years ago and spread out from there.  Africans have taken this technique and really made it their own, infusing the textiles with colors and stories that are important to them.  What’s really interesting is that a lot of the designs that you see on these textiles are actually of Dutch origin (see an interesting article here).  No matter where they come from, I think they’re fantastic.

You can buy many different patterns online – here and here are the places that I found the prints above from.

Though the fabric is beautiful by itself, there is some clothing being made from it that’s really interesting and innovative.  One such company is Wafrica, that creates Kimonos from this fabric.

I don’t know when I would have the occasion to wear one of these, but I love the concept.

The Dutch company that is apparently responsible for the vast majority of these designs is called Vlisco – I think that their ad campaigns are simply awesome.

Stay turned – more about African wax print fabric coming soon!