Welcome to Orisa Lifestyle Apparel
With headquarters in Trinidad, California and Nigeria, Orisa Lifestyle Apparel specializes in a beautiful assortment of rich African patterns and colors. Aso Oke, Wax Print, Batik, Tie Dye, and Brocade are just a few of the many styles that we offer.
Capture the essence of Africa with some of the top designs in African fashion.
Capture the essence of Africa with some of the top designs in African fashion.
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Traditional African fabric and fashion promotes culture, style and status. The Yoruba people attach considerable importance to their appearance in the public. To them, it is socially necessary for both men and women to be well groomed at social events and one's dress must fit the occasion. This is perhaps the reason why the Yoruba say aso la nki, ki a to ki eniyan, meaning “it is the cloth we should greet before greeting the wearer” and eniyan lasoo mi, that is “people are my cloth.” The Yoruba also say, ‘Ibere osi, bi oloro ni ri; ti wo aso ile r’oko’ (It is poverty that forces a poor man to wear his best cloths to the farm); ‘Eni ti ko se bi alaaru l’Oyingbo, ko le se bi Adegboro l’Oja Oba’ (He that would not labour at Oyingbo market, would not purchase anything at King’s Market). These proverbs indicate the need to dress according to one’s station in life and according to societal bounds of decorum. READ MORE
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