Presidency Dictates Style As Hausa Cap, Material Knock Off Ankara & Niger Delta Fabrics From The Fashion Scene

…Inside the hustle to be like them, to get from them strategy

The fashion scene is changing and this is authoritative.

And keen followers of the nigerian fashion space have validated this as well.

According to an authority in this space ”it is the norm in periods like this, when a new President takes over”

Societynowng.com confirmed from multiple sources, the man who sits on the throne of the nation’s number one seat sets the pace of fashion, particularly as regards attires to events.

”Most especially high octane social events” a knowledgeable source emphasised.

Checks revealed the era of ex President Olusegun Obasanjo popularised the Ankara material from his ethnic zone while the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan transformed the Niger Delta fabric a national fashion orientation.

Digs by societynowng.com revealed, it is not about how fashionable the President is but tapping into the dress sense of his ethnicity.

”The way it works is that those around him, favour seekers, those after contracts, civil servants and all those directly or indirectly tapping his name or office modulate their dress sense to suit his style, ethnicity..the unspoken rule is you have to look like them to get from them…and them in this case is President Muhammadu Buhari and the band hardcore loyalist from his tribe” a source explained.

Added information revealed the fact that dependent of the listed cadres followed suit, and the trend spiralled all over popularises the ”style” at play and transformed it into the ”in thing”.

Presently, the ”in thing” is the President’s favoured Hausa Cap and beyond knee guinea material sewn top and trouser.

Societynowng.com learnt the floor length style which had become extinct is fast making a come back with the advent of the current President.

More digs revealed in the ”sudden craze” to fit in, some even go as far as wearing the Hausa cap on jackets.

And curiously, the unheard of believed to be a ”style no no” at a time, is quite becoming the fad societynowng.com confirmed.

The dress sense of leading clothier Uche Nnaji to ”Shalanga” the talk of the town show staged by definition of humor ”Yaw” exemplified this new trend.

More revelation however have it that while the Ankara has taken a huge hit, the Niger Delta material is kicking strongly against looming relegation.

According to a source ”the Niger Delta fabric has something going for it, a certain silky feel and durability the other materials don’t have…it is a suit material but people have come to enjoy it’s posture with other styles and designs, so it has become a bit hard to just do away with it”

Societynowng.com equally learnt another strong factor in it’s favour is the fact that, it is still far from the zenith of it’s boom.
Designers are still gleefully exploring the limitless opportunities of it’s usage – and the clients are far from tired of lapping it up fashion industry sources confirmed.

”And there is the perfect edge of cost…a good guinea material of high class quality is far more pricey than a worthy Niger Delta fabric” a top level cloth maker disclosed.

Societynowng.com further learnt these factors are why the Hausa cap enjoys stronger acceptance that other favoured cloth materials from the President’s tribe.

”Some still cling to wearing the Hausa cap on cloths sewn with Niger Delta fabrics” a source noted.

But even in the face of this, there is a consensus of opinions, the fighting hard to stay relevant Niger Delta fabric is taking a hit too but not just as much as the Ankara- …and Presently, the Hausa cap and materials reign and are inching towards total dominance, especially if President Muhammadu Buhari secures another term in office.