Making your Ankara classy

As simple and ancient as some Ankara fabric may look, the styling could make a lot of difference.

There are Ankara styles that are just simply amazing; the fabric colours, the combination of styles, could turn an Ankara around and make it classy, trendy and sought after.

Ankara styles are inarguably one of the most beautiful pieces of clothing available. From the intricate designs and techniques to the gorgeous styles that are sewn, they are a slice of heaven.

Some people believe that Ankara styles most times aren’t suitable for casual outings but styling has proven that Ankara style ideas can make Ankara fabrics do wonders in any occasion!

Styling could make Ankara wear suitable for all occasions such as wedding, church, Friday office wear, naming ceremony, ladies day out etc. It can be rocked with slippers, sneakers and off course heels.

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Ankara dresses can be comfy and can also be rocked by slim, chubby and pregnant ladies making them look smart and amazing.

Ankara dress styles have their own customized kind of beauty and fitting if you have a good tailor or fashion designer. Very well-tailored native dresses are actually the best because they are made exclusively for you and they look at it. Finding good tailors is easy but they are quite expensive. The tailors we try to manage are the ones that make wearing native Ankara dresses seem stressful.

One good thing about making ankara native dresses is that the ankara fabric doesn’t really count if you have a good tailor.

The latest Ankara styles are irresistibly beautiful and affordable. Some are a little more complex than others. Choose the colourful Ankaras or neutral dull ones, depending on your taste. Africans also implement foreign designs to most of their latest Ankara styles.

Each time the Ankara fashion industry releases new elegant styles on the market, people are quick to appreciate and embrace them. It is also common to see Africans add a touch of these fabrics on shoes, jewellery, bags, wallets, and more things that complement their outfits.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.