Nigeria Fashion - Aso oke & business of traditional cloth

Click! Clap! Click! Clap! The sound of the traditional cloth-makers in Nigeria clicks and claps in a Lagos workshop as the weavers try to keep up with the ev...

- Nigerian Traditional Cloth, Aso Oke - I'm from Ghana I started making Aso Oke in Ghana because it's my work I learned it from Ghana We have different, different types of Aso Oke Nigerians make Aso Oke but their Aso Oke is different from our own - they cannot do stranted We sell Aso Oke - I've been selling for the past five years. Business is nice. So many people buy - from the north west and south Nigeria. Anybody wears Aso Oke - it's not for any particular person. Ibo, Yoruba, Hausa... The most popular use of Aso Oke now is for Aso Ebi, introduction, wedding, anything... We have the whole set - for the Agbada, cap, head tie, waist and bubba This is supposed to go for around 3000 Naira but it depends - she has not given me her final price yet I want to use if for a wedding It's beautiful. It shows that Nigeria, Yoruba culture has a rich value, it adds value to our culture - very rich. It brings out the beauty in us no matter the event. That's why at traditional marriage - the bride and groom - it makes them stand out! Unique... The very traditional ones are very rich and very expensive! This is supposed to be for Gele and to cross over