Wrapper Skirt Dress

Regular price $320.00

This versatile piece can be worn as a skirt or as a dress. The Wrapper is patchworked with deadstock and features pockets and cream trim. Fabric will vary, but all will have the same neutral palette pictured in the example. Model photos are for fit and styling reference.

Measurements taken lying flat:

Waist: 28" (fully extended)
Length: 38 1/2"

One of my earliest memories is of my parents in their wrappers. I was always fascinated by the way they work this Nigerian cloth around their waists and had many different ways of doing so. My mother was especially creative, finding ways to wear it around her neck halter style, strapless like a towel, or around her waist as a skirt (which my father also lived in). My mother use to layer wrappers when we were small, using one for herself and one to carry me or one of my siblings on her back. This is a traditional practice in many African countries, and it's a symbol of industriousness that I look back on often with fondness and reverence.