A Nigerian shared a story of his Relative who recently got married in Labanon dressed in his native three piece Àgbàdá, Buba and ṣòkòtò he ordered on Etsy global online marketplace.
Àgbàdá is a very popular African Men native clothing style with very wide sleeves on the outer garment. The inner long sleeve top is called buba while the trousers is referred to as ṣòkòtò.
In West Africa Àgbàdá is a very popular and prestigious clothing which is worn to very important occasions like wedding, coronation ceremonies etc
The Yorùbás are the original makers of Àgbàdá, however other tribes in African either have their own variations or have adopted the fashion style.
Online fashion hubs have bridged the gap between aso ebi designers and their end users who are based overseas. Therefore, we call on fashion designers to begin to consider exporting their products.
Fashion hub like Esty, Afrikea, Dupsies etc have created endless market for African cloth makers it now left for them to sign up and explore the opportunities and possibilities these platforms makes available for them.
See thread below.
My cousin Tìmíléhìn got married to the love of his life today in Lebanon, PA.
The agbádá he wore was made by a tailor in Nigeria found on an Etsy store a few days before his wedding.
He paid the tailor $140 for 1 native wear including long sleeve Bùbá, sòkòtò and 1 agbádá. pic.twitter.com/PsBe1taKt7
— Àńjọláolúwa, òmìrán oníwà tútù. (@thephoenixnoir) July 31, 2022
For possibly the first time, A thread on selling and buying smart.
Selling: A Nigerian tailor is getting paid $140 for one outfit and delivering it in short window to their clients abroad
At going rates, we can comfortably say that he made #99400 on one single agbádá.
Genius
— Àńjọláolúwa, òmìrán oníwà tútù. (@thephoenixnoir) July 31, 2022
The tailor successfully found clients that could pay what he was worth to produce great quality,
He increased prices, reduced his workload and started focusing on value for price paid.
Hence the amazing regalia.
Buying: Value derived is at a great cost of good money spent.
— Àńjọláolúwa, òmìrán oníwà tútù. (@thephoenixnoir) July 31, 2022
If you’re ready to invest money in good quality then you will get Great value.
And the reason is simple: Your service provider has significant incentive to pour all of their skill and knowledge gathered over great time, into the work
Everyone is happy in that transaction.
— Àńjọláolúwa, òmìrán oníwà tútù. (@thephoenixnoir) July 31, 2022
I hope this gets good traction.
I’d like to do another thread on ways Nigerians in Nigeria successfully export their skills to other Nigerians in diaspora.
And even the whole world at large
But I don’t want my efforts to be useless.
So please like and retweet if you vibe.
— Àńjọláolúwa, òmìrán oníwà tútù. (@thephoenixnoir) July 31, 2022
