What we wear when we gather.

Krio dress is as layered as Krio history — drawing on West African textile traditions, returnee styles from Nova Scotia and the West Indies, and the Victorian formality of Freetown’s 19th-century elite. What you wear to a chapter dinner depends on the occasion, the season, and who’s hosting.

Some traditional pieces

• Kabaslot — a wrapped two-piece worn by women, often in matching head-tie and skirt. The chapter wears these to thanksgivings and the annual reunion.
• Gara cloth — indigo-dyed fabric from the provinces; understated, beautiful, and worn for both everyday and formal occasions.
• Ronko — a long tunic in dyed cotton, often worn by men at celebrations.
• Country cloth — handwoven strip cloth from the interior, worn or used as a wrap.

Photographs from past chapter events will be added here as the gallery is built out.