Habesha kemis
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A young woman in a habesha kemis in the East Room of the White House as part of Barack Obama's Forum with Young African Leaders in Washington, D.C., on August 3, 2010.
The habesha kemis (ሐበሻ habesha, "Ethiopian" ቀሚሽ kemis, "tunic, dress" [IPA: /k'emiʃɨ/]) is the traditional attire of Ethiopian women.[1][2] Some Rastafarian women in the African diaspora also wear these dresses.
The ankle length dress, usually worn by Ethiopian women at formal events, is made of white chiffon. Many women wrap a shawl called a netela around the formal dress.
In America and Europe this dress has been retailed as "Ethiopian coffee dress." The provenance of this name is unknown.
See also
- Bernos
- Coffee ceremony
- Culture of Ethiopia
- Dashiki
- Ethiopian suit
- Gabi
- Kaftan (boubou)
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References
- ↑ Travel & leisure Volume 36 2006 "A woman with her hair in tight braids and wearing habesha kemis — a white ankle-length dress with intricate embroidery — came around to each of us with a silver kettle of warm water and a silver basin for washing our hands."
- ↑ Lisa L. Schoonover The Indigo Butterfly Page 114 2012 "The habasha kemis dress is made from a traditional cloth called yahager lebse. Shiny threads are woven into the white fabric that creates an elegant effect. The hem of the dress is quite ornate. “It takes about three weeks for them to make the dress. I had to special order it,” Sherine explains."
External links
- Ethiopian clothing at Montgomery Blair High School
- An article about the people of Ethiopia Embassy of Ethiopia in Japan no content (Japanese)
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