For those of you who don`t know what an Agbada is ;it`s a style that has been strictly associated with the male species for years and it originated from the south western part of Nigeria and some part of Benin Republic. The agbada design comes in three prices the pants, the inner danshiki and the agbada cover. With three piece to choose from, there is the option of rocking the two top halves together, or a part, anyone would be just fine. And the feminine version also looks exactly like the male version with a little nip here and there to make it suit our physique, but some very creative people have pulled out their thinking caps and they have come up with more stylish ways to rock the agbada rather than rocking it in a completely androgynous style, they`ve added feminine touches.
Here is a more progressive way of rocking the Agbada/Danshiki look.
If you would like to power-up wedding guest style, the latest female agbada style is a perfect way to step into that next wedding or occassion as the boss lady that you are.
Basically we all know that Nigerian women are fashion driven. They are always pompously and elegantly flaunting their agbadas- as one would say, yea, the king is sometimes a woman. And our men seem to love it, we love seeing power couples arriving at wedding with a husband and wife uniform agbada styles sometimes with same or similar embroidery design.
For our non-nigerian readers, let me tell you, if you love danshiki, you will love agbada even better , though slightly similar to danshiki, Agbada is a long flowing African/Nigerian outfit usually worn to occasions, parties and weddings. Unlike the danshiki, the agbada is a 3-piece outfit that includes a trouser and two tops; an inner kaftan top and a big flowing outer gown-like top called agbada.
By and large , famale agbada is the new bou bou dress for Nigerian and African women . Originally agbada fashion was strictly worn by men though originated from the Yorubas` and Hausas`. It is a native wear for men. The name agbada is from yoruba, while the Hausas named the same attire (Baba riga) which could be loosely translated as `King of clothes`. This leads us to the one-million-dollar question_ could that be the reason why a wearer of agbada assumes the kingly pose, poise and steps?
