Kembe

These three-quarter trousers (kembe) arepart of a two-piece suit with a wide sleeveless shirt (dansiki) made ofthe same material that is still predominantly worn by Yoruba men today.

In the late 1970s, traditional narrow stripfabrics experienced a boom in Nigeria. Lurex threads imported from Japan and avariety of colour combinations provided modern interpretations of locallyproduced aso oké fabrics. Patterned holes (elaya) were alsoincreasingly used. The glitter effect of the lurex yarn was given thedescriptive name shain shain.