adventures in minna

a diary of life in minna, nigeria... and a way to keep tabs on me!

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Looking the part...

Before Noirin goes home she decided to have some Nigerian clothes made. Most Nigerians do not buy their clothes off-the-peg, they buy material and have tailored outfits made. And you often see entire families or groups kitted out in the same cloth.
And it is really affordable – for less than €50 Nor bought 15 yards of beautiful material (3 types) and had 3 embroidered tops and one complete outfit tailor-made from some of the nicest materials I have seen (the cloth is about 2-3 times more expensive than the tailoring). You can have a tailored, embroidered top made for 600 niara or €4. Pennys eat your heart out…