Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 2.3K As we enter the year 2016 there are a few noticeable trends gaining traction amongst African fashion followers which we would never fail to bring you on FashionGHANA.com. Designers have always pushed the bar for creativity and extraordinary designs for years and years, however this has been a consistent battle with the African citizens being content in wearing the norm and once in a while with print added flavour. 2016 is set to show differently. In 2015 we witnessed the year ended with the introduction of the amazing cape dresses which captured the hearts of us fashion lovers as seen in the picture below. More Articles You Would Love #fGEditorial: Room 009 By Josephine Kuu-ire (Ghana) VIDEO: Moesha Just Broke The Net On Her 4th Time Serving Leopard Print This Month!! Wait Till You See It However, this year is about to grant us a new baby, that’s the Cloak Dress. What is even more fabulous with the rising creativity of African fashion, African culture is being fused with new trends that hit the world. At first we had to wait for a bit of catching up. The terminologies might get confusing at times, and they can be generally seen as the same from time to time. But the cloak may be easier to distinguish interms of style. Cloak Jacket Top by NanaWax So you can be assured that the cloak dresses are not something that are only trending amongst the African fashion community. But what can we learn of benefit from the cloak style outfits. Well ladies, It’s time to be powerful, or atleast that’s what everyone with a cloak has taught us. From queens and kings, to super heroes, to army generals. The cloak dress seems to have entered 2016 via influences from the cape dress which will definitely be around for the early 2016. Cloak Dress by Khosi Nkosi What is for sure is that the cloaks and cloak dresses will be arriving in all sort of different styles, nevertheless, the impact and significance will remain the same. Earlier this year, we were honored to be part of the Africa International Fashion Week 2015 where an amazing designer, Sevon Dejana and possibly one of Nigeria’s best in our eyes, took to the runway. Amongst a large number of outfits, there was a certified beautiful collection of cloak and cloak style outfits which you can see below. Now we just need the amazing fashion designer to create the appropriate cloak suits/jackets for men and it’s over. PS: Cloak Dresses will be available on FashionGHANA.com from the 9th of January, for now google the credits and designer names on the images provided. Trends & Style Tips african fashioncloak dresscloak dressescloaksdesignerfashionfashion stylesstyle tipstrends Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You “There Is A Risk Europe Could Die” Macron Speaks Shortly After Losing Control... PICS: “A Bald Woman Knows Her Kingdom” Gorgeous Top African Model Ayen Monica... #OOTD: Rutie B Hits Us With A Perfectly Stylish ‘Break-Out-The-Norm’ Top & Down... Nigerian Designer Uduak & Asiko Artist Recreate Yoruba Mythology & Gods in Stunning... Trashy Rap Star ‘Megan The Stallion’ Is Being Sued By Her Camera For... #OOTD: Nigeria’s Prudential Atelier Shakes Up The Internet With This Astonishing Wedding Guest... VIDEOS: King Promise & Sarkodie Show Men How To Drip In Kente &... FCCPC Shuts Down Chinese Supermarket In Nigeria That Banned Nigerians From Entering VIDEO: Watch Exclusive Designs You Missed At The Just Ended SA Fashion Week... #OOTD: Shams Berry Merges Elegance & Sultriness in Magbrien’s Striking Bustier Ensemble Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.