III.5.5. TEXTILES AND TAILORS

MENU:  3.5.5. Textiles & tailors

TEXTILES ARE EASY TO PRODUCE AND TRANSPORT, DO NOT BREAK OR SPOIL AND INDICATE SOCIAL STATUS

The demand for them is infinite and they are a major motor of economic growth — as at La Goutte d'Or.

 K.H. Afrique Mode
77 rue Doudeauville

Bazin de Fouta

20 rue Polonceau

Kumasi market

39bis, rue Doudeauville 

Textiles and their ramifications

• "Wax," a symbol of Africa

• Plebeian prints gain their letters of nobility

• Stores for wax, almost as present as barber shops

• Shops for notions follow

• Young tailors' energy

• Embroidery, a royal ornamentation

• Detour: for everything linked to sewing...

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"Wax," a symbol of Africa