Styles can be inventive and even humorous. One popular man’s hat is known as “the dog-ear system” because the corners of the hat bounces like a dog’s ears when the wearer walks.
Typically, Nigerians buy cloth from a market stall and take it to a tailor to be made up into an outfit. Street traders often carry fabric on their heads and sell it to passersby.
Style of dress can also signify which part of the country one comes from, especially for men. In the southwest, the Yoruba tribe favor brightly printed or Ankara fabrics. Yoruba men wear long shirts over matching trousers. They wear distinctive caps, pulled over to one side.
On the southeast coast, the men of the Niger Delta wear wide-brimmed hats. A style picked up from Portuguese traders who came to the region hundreds of years ago to buy palm oil.
And in the north, where Arab traders brought Islam, men wear small caps and long flowing cotton robes that keep them cool in the dry heat.
When there’s a traditional festival, clothing becomes even more elaborate. At the Durbar festivals in northern Nigeria, dancers wear matching costumes as they entertain the crowd.
Young boys sometimes wear the clothes of a traditional hunter.
By far the most elaborate outfit is worn by the traditional ruler, the Emir. In white robes and a sequined hat, he rides through the Durbar parades on horseback. His guards, dressed in red and green, keep him cool with an ostrich feather fan.

The Nigerian fashion harps on the fashion trends of both men and women. Some of the companies designing for men are Ayo Salako Clothing, Rejoice Lowe, Phil, Garment Design, and African Design Centre. A few of the women’s fashion companies are El- Shaddai fashions, Africa styles African Clothing, Temi Gees fashions to name a few. Generally damask cloth is used to make the traditional wear of Nigeria. Shaboss Collections, Helen Schneider Embroideries, Filtex Ltd ST. Gall Switzerland, Larjessy Ventures International, Bay African Fabric are some of the companies, specializing in designing traditional wears.

HauTe is one of the Nigeria fashion magazines, featuring the latest works of the Nigerian designers, from across the globe. The magazine acts as a base to the Nigerian designers to step into the world of fashion, updating themselves with the fashion trends prevalent around the world.
Nigerian Fashion
Every country has its own fashion. In Nigeria, the fashion is greatly dominated by the regions. The latest Nigeria fashion trends are belts, tank tops, beads and gypsy skirts. Nigerian fashion encompasses traditional wear of Nigeria, accessories, jewelleries and kids wear. Even the wedding dresses and other valuables are dominated by the Nigeria fashion trends. Even fashion is a part of the Nigerian culture. There are also eminent designers, designing clothes at par with the contemporary lifestyle. The fashion magazines feature articles on the latest fashion trends and also provide tips on dressing and make up. Awards are given to the budding and eminent designers to felicitate their work.

Styles can be inventive and even humorous. One popular man’s hat is known as “the dog-ear system” because the corners of the hat bounces like a dog’s ears when the wearer walks.
Typically, Nigerians buy cloth from a market stall and take it to a tailor to be made up into an outfit. Street traders often carry fabric on their heads and sell it to passersby.
Style of dress can also signify which part of the country one comes from, especially for men. In the southwest, the Yoruba tribe favor brightly printed or Ankara fabrics. Yoruba men wear long shirts over matching trousers. They wear distinctive caps, pulled over to one side.
On the southeast coast, the men of the Niger Delta wear wide-brimmed hats. A style picked up from Portuguese traders who came to the region hundreds of years ago to buy palm oil.
And in the north, where Arab traders brought Islam, men wear small caps and long flowing cotton robes that keep them cool in the dry heat.
When there’s a traditional festival, clothing becomes even more elaborate. At the Durbar festivals in northern Nigeria, dancers wear matching costumes as they entertain the crowd.
Young boys sometimes wear the clothes of a traditional hunter.
By far the most elaborate outfit is worn by the traditional ruler, the Emir. In white robes and a sequined hat, he rides through the Durbar parades on horseback. His guards, dressed in red and green, keep him cool with an ostrich feather fan.

The Nigerian fashion harps on the fashion trends of both men and women. Some of the companies designing for men are Ayo Salako Clothing, Rejoice Lowe, Phil, Garment Design, and African Design Centre. A few of the women’s fashion companies are El- Shaddai fashions, Africa styles African Clothing, Temi Gees fashions to name a few. Generally damask cloth is used to make the traditional wear of Nigeria. Shaboss Collections, Helen Schneider Embroideries, Filtex Ltd ST. Gall Switzerland, Larjessy Ventures International, Bay African Fabric are some of the companies, specializing in designing traditional wears.

HauTe is one of the Nigeria fashion magazines, featuring the latest works of the Nigerian designers, from across the globe. The magazine acts as a base to the Nigerian designers to step into the world of fashion, updating themselves with the fashion trends prevalent around the world.

Nigerian Fashion is teeming up with the fashion trends of the world, presenting to the world some of the best designers.

Nigerian Fashion is teeming up with the fashion trends of the world, presenting to the world some of the best designers.

Nigeria is famous for her huge population of about 110 million people – the largest national population on the African continent. This population is made up of about 374 pure ethnic stocks. Three of them Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba are the major groups and constitute over 40 per cent of the population

Besides the many natural features of Nigeria, the cultural assets of the nation are of universal recognition. The richness and diversity of the Nigerian culture is a manifestation of the socio-cultural differences of the over 250 ethnic groups that inhabit the land for ages. These, couple

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