{"id":2556,"date":"2017-10-24T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2017-10-24T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:06:03","slug":"el-featured-vogue-kente-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/el-featured-vogue-kente-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"EL Featured In Vogue About Kente Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award winning Ghanaian rapper, Elorm Adablah popularly known as EL has been featured in American magazine, Vogue.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is titled \u201d<em>How One Afrobeat Superstar Is Reinventing Ghana\u2019s Most Prized Fashion Treasure\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0In the article, E.L spoke about how he\u2019s picky about his \u201dKente\u201d; also known as nwentom in Akan. <em>&#8220;It\u2019s tradition in Ghana \u2013 buying fabrics, gifting fabrics\u201d<\/em>, he says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/el-kente-cloth-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/el-kente-cloth-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/el-kente-cloth-2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/el-kente-cloth-2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>E.L also said when he needs something special for a show or red carpet event, he turns to his tailor, Chocolate, who runs a studio in the Dome neighborhood of the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Chocolate has a knack for using traditional motifs, including kente, in unlikely ways, such as piping on suits.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It should always be with a twist. 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