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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.
The kabaslot, the ronko, gara cloth, and the borrowed kente of celebration.
As layered as Krio history
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 lookbook
A wrapped two-piece worn by women, often in matching head-tie and skirt.
✦ The chapter wears these to thanksgivings and the annual reunion.
Indigo-dyed fabric from the provinces; understated, beautiful, and worn for both everyday and formal occasions.
A long tunic in dyed cotton, often worn by men at celebrations.
Handwoven strip cloth from the interior, worn or used as a wrap.
At the chapter
Photographs from past chapter events — more will be added here as the gallery grows.
The kabaslot, the ronko, gara cloth, and the borrowed kente of celebration.
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.
Photographs from past chapter events will be added here as the gallery is built out.