Davido's Baby Mama Amanda Reacts to N270k Ankara Dress, Video Trends: "Can’t Even Buy It for a Cent"
- A video of an ankara dress selling for N270,000 ($350) has gone viral on social media, sparking reactions
- Amanda, Davido's second baby mama, posted the clip on her Instagram Story and accused non-blacks of appropriation
- While some people educated her on the origin of ankara fabric, others criticised the design and price of the dress
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Ankara fashion may have risen to become a global trend, but it appears not everyone is ready to vacate the gatekeeping role.
Davido's second baby mama, Amanda, recently posted a clip of an ankara dress she saw at a store.
In the now-trending video, the ankara skater dress came with a price tag of $350, which is about N270,000.
Sharing the video, she insinuated in her caption that non-black people were appropriating Afrocentric designs.
She captioned the video:
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"They steal everything from us."
Check out the screenshots below:
Source: Instagram
Interestingly, this is a design by a black woman, Erika Massaquoi, who runs an apparel and clothing company known as The Oula Company.
Social media users react to video of N270k ankara dress
While some people took to the comment section to educate Amanda about the origins of ankara fabric, others were unimpressed with the design of the dress.
Check out some comments below:
mabelthegoddess:
"But African ship things over there to sell♀️♀️♀️♀️ why are you talking like an illiterate."
abelpter:
"260k for that dress that look like what house girls wear in Nollywood Asaba movies."
_lopssss:
"Ankara doesn’t belong to us it’s a Dutch fabric brought to west Africa. No African countries indigenously own Ankara or chitenje. Amanda you’re capping nonsense."
tessiee247:
"E be like school uniform can’t even buy it for a cent."
pweetyvivian:
"Some Nigerians over there are the one’s making this piece, stop spoiling business for them."
ms_fumi:
"$350 for that basic Ankara dressthem for carry gun."
hisnameissildek:
"Ankara fabric is originally not African! Na we even copy then come over do, then claim ownership."
Lady creates hilarious-looking ankara eyelashes, netizens amused over viral video
In a video that has taken the internet by storm, a lady tickled funny bones with her hilarious-looking ankara eyelashes.
The clip posted by @correctbae has left netizens in stitches as they marvelled at the quirky and unconventional beauty trend.
With her impressive sense of humour, this lady has captured the attention of many internet users, sparking a wave of amusement.
Source: Legit.ng
