2014 Trend: Silk Oleku

Silk has made a massive comebacks in the past years. Ever since Dolce & Gabbana showed their SS collections packed with Russian motives on printed mini dresses, and models wearing printed silky scarves of both Russian & Italian inspiration wrapped around their heads – the fashion world was hooked on Russian inspired everything!

Fashion trends come and go but with Yoruba people, the common Iro and Buba have remained a staple. For some of us that don't know, this consista of a loose neck blouse called Buba and a wrap skirt, otherwise known as wrapper in Engish or Iro in Yoruba, worn in a particular way- what we modern, fashion conscious youths and post-youths refer to as Oleku!