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NCMA Virtual Exhibitions

By the North Carolina Museum of Art

Khadija Ba Diallo

Ensemble (boubou) with jewelry and accessories

September 25, 2020 by ncam

This boubou is appropriate for special occasions and includes elaborate and especially dense embroidery in a modern zigzag style. For Ba this shows not only style, but a story about history and personal pride: “What I love about style, it shows one’s attitude, which is a feeling you can transfer to people. They look at you, and when they see you wearing something you are proud of, you have something people cannot explain.”

How do you feel when dressed in your very best? What story are you communicating?

Ensemble (boubou) with jewelry and accessories

September 25, 2020 by ncam

This modern, funky take on the flowing garment known as a boubou is, for designer Khadija Ba Diallo, a contemporary reimagining of a collective vintage soul. As Ba explains: “I want to re-create the boubou and make it cool . . . My personal style is mixing traditional and modern, like wearing boubous and Converse.” In this ensemble Ba creates a boubou out of contemporary camouflage, leaving the traditional embroidery—drawn from Islamic iconography/fashions—around the neck.

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