Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 640 First we heard it by rumour and ignored it, until we saw this post on facebook. Not sure how genuine the image captured below is, as we could not find the product and it’s price on Asos.com. But if so do read below. As seen the initial complaint made by the publisher was centred around cultural appropriation. From a personal angle, I don’t really have a stand on this as it’s a wide grey area. That raising many questions. 1/ Are Africans totally free from Cultural appropriation. 2/ At which point does something cross over from ones culture to a worldly attribute. 3/ What are Africans doing to preserve this said culture, or establish an industry behind it. 4/ What avenues are African’s creating to assure the avenue to this culture is accessible by its admirers? In this case asides asos, waist beads can only be found on FashionGHANA.com and one other site specifically dedicated to waist beads. More Articles You Would Love See The Zebra Dress That Has Now Made Haillie Sumney An Official Red Carpet Star In Ghana Hot Shots: Check Out These Hot Shots Of @Itz_Tiffany; Female Rapper From The Azonto Song There are many question that makes the context of cultural appropriation a very grey area. However what is astonishing to us is the price. How does one get off selling 1 strand of waist beads for $100 when a set of waist beads are no more than $10. In fact the basic strand of waist beads with no extraordinary design as shown on the Asos picture above can be obtained for $1. Not to shake another ones business, but this is simply jaw dropping. One can only imagine how those who bought this for $100 would feel after finding out they can get it for $1. This is the most shocking price appropriation since Kanye Wests $100 t shirts. I’m sure there is some sort of explanation that will put their clients at ease when they find out what they just bought. Maybe it’s made from diamonds or the additional costs for delivery. Maybe they are not even African waist beads, maybe they are not even beads. Maybe they are getting extorted from their supplier as Asos is fairly known for having good prices, who knows? Right about this would be the perfect time to make a sales pitch, do find links to our waist beads below. And enjoy this article here ‘The Many Reason Why African Women Wear Waist Beads’ Add to cart Quick ViewAdd to Wishlist African Print Strand Statement Necklace $30.00 african fashionAfrican waist beadsasosfashionghanaghanaian fashionwaist beads 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 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 VIDEO: Watch The Moment Two Young Chinese Boys Were Over Excited To See... 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.