I went to the tailor this morning (and this afternoon) to pick up three dresses I had designed for me by Faith, the tailor. Most women and men have their dress clothes designed for and tailored to them by a neighborhood tailor...of which there are many in The Gambia. They go to the market, buy a few metres of their favorite fabric and take it to the tailor. A few weeks later after fittings and adjustments, they walk out of the shop with a beautiful outfit tailored to their body. However, the markets and stores do sell an abundance of "Western-style" clothes (jeans, teeshirts, tank tops, and khakis) which many people do wear out and about to go to class or work. Still, even with the infusion and diffusion of Western fashions into The Gambia, most Gambians still wear traditional clothing.
Faith the tailor (in the blue) giving directions.
Cloth to be made into outfits.
One of the sewing machines with my dress on it.
A completed shirt in the traditional style.
Faith greeting new customers.
I bet you guys want to know what kind of dresses I got...
Faith the tailor (in the blue) giving directions.
Cloth to be made into outfits.
Faith greeting new customers.
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