It is widely used in making the boubou (male) and kaftan (female), a style of West African clothing.

Standing 6-foot-8 and often dressed in vivid African clothing, Mr. Weston cuts a striking figure.

African clothing is the traditional clothing, often vibrantly coloured, worn by the people of Africa.

She may wear her hair in a variety of styles and dress in African tribal clothing.

The man on the chev was an African in very colorful clothing.

But it would be years later, as a young reporter traveling through Central Africa, that I got my first authentic suit of African clothing.

Once I graduated into the work world, African clothing seemed brazenly out of uniform.

Sure, there are times when I fret about whether African clothing is appropriate.

Much like the decision some blacks make to wear their hair in dreadlocks, deciding to wear African clothing can transcend style.

I didn't need one to tell me how wearing the African clothing made me feel.