OLUWAYEMISI,OMO DUDU OLEWA,NIGERIA
MADAME KOFO-FAMOUS YORUBA ACTRESS
YORUBA STYLE IRO,BUBA,IPELE,GELE!
MARINA JAMES-VELARDO,BLACK SKINNED BEAUTY SUPREME OF PHILLY,PA. U.S.A.
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February 14, 2010 at 6:59 pm |
What is the best fabric to use for a head tie? Also, how many yards of material do you need?
March 18, 2010 at 5:47 pm |
I need al d sty of gele on my e-mail pls
March 20, 2010 at 3:44 pm |
Adefioye,will try to get you more. Just give me some time!
November 29, 2010 at 11:10 pm |
Dress in nigeria available at http://yesidefashionstore.com/dress and can be worn with the traditional gele for a modern look
December 15, 2010 at 11:13 pm |
These are good. However they need to be upgraded. Tieing of headgears in Africa especially Nigeria has shown more creativity than what is shown here. I wrote a paper ‘Traditions of Headgear in Nigeria’ with namings which I will not mind to send to you if I will be acknowledged.
December 16, 2010 at 11:26 pm |
ALAFIA. SE DADA NI?. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL . COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I CAN PURCHASE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ATTIRE IN BRONX NEW YORK OR HARLEM U.S.A. ADUPE YO.
February 16, 2011 at 9:51 pm |
Could you tell me how to tie the one in red as well as the type material and how many yards of material is needed.
February 18, 2011 at 8:06 am |
i love the headties, how do you do them. my email is mainzaa@yahoo.com – zambia
March 11, 2011 at 3:33 am |
Good, we are not as bad, it is only the leaders that need to be checked in their attitudes.
March 12, 2011 at 8:26 am |
still waiting for the reply, on how to tie the headties.
March 15, 2011 at 11:41 am |
MA BINU!(DON’T BE ANNOYED IN YORUBA). I AM A HIT AND RUN BLOOGER-WHEN I SEE MONEY I BLOG,WHEN I CAN GET AWAY FROM THE VILLAGE THAT IS!
3 VIDEOS HERE ON HOW TO TIE GELES.
March 15, 2011 at 12:56 pm
FROM NAIJAdateline.com
07/16/10 Segun Gele: Master of Nigeria’s gravity-defying headgear
Houston, Texas (CNN) — Segun Gele, or to use his full name Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye, is a man making a name for himself in a woman’s world.
The Houston-based businessman has made an artform out of tying a gele — the gravity-defying headwraps worn by Nigerian women.
To meet him is to understand how he became a celebrity in a field only a few years in the making. He’s not only a vivacious self-promoter; he’s also clearly thrilled to find himself making money doing something that comes so naturally to him.
Watching Segun Gele whip the material into graceful folds and arcs in less than five minutes, you know he is the master.
Geles come in different fabrics such as damask, brocade and “aso-oke” (hand-woven fabrics popular for Yoruba special occasions in Nigeria). The most popular fabric among Nigerian women is a metallic fabric made from jacquard.
They have been worn by Nigerian women for generations, but in recent years has become the ultimate fashion accessory for important parties and events in the U.S., something that Segun Gele partially credits himself for.
He says when he moved to Houston, Texas in 2003 from Nigeria, many Nigerian women had stopped wearing their gele because it was just too difficult to tie by themselves. To Segun Gele, this was a great tragedy.
“I mean, you would not find a woman wearing a good headwrap,” Segun Gele said. “They would rather wear pantsuits to a Nigerian party. They would rather wear their jeans to a Nigerian party. And when they had the headwrap made, it was just okay.”
He first noticed he could turn his skills into a promising business when he offered to tie a woman’s head wrap at a friend’s wedding.
Within minutes, he had whipped the two-yard fabric into a headturning, vertiginous shape that left other women at the party impressed. Before long a queue had formed and he started charging $7 a piece to tie gele at the wedding, Segun said.
Over time his rates grew to $10, then $15, and now he rarely ties wraps at parties but reserves his services for weddings or other special occasions.
“In the past, I used to have so many people. I think I had about 20, 30 people standing in the line to have their hair tie tied. But it got to the stage where it was overwhelming,” he said.
Segun Gele now charges $650 to tie wraps for brides and their party for Houston weddings, and $1,000 plus hotel, rental car and airfare for out-of-town weddings.
This wedding season he’s already flown to Georgia, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Maryland. Knowing brides reserve him a year in advance, well aware of his popularity.
It’s the only business he’s done since he moved to the U.S., and one that’s showing no signs of slowing down. He has students that pay to train with the master, flying in from around the U.S. and London.
So long as gele remains a fashion statement for Nigerian women, Segun Gele is sure to remain king of his domain.
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Good article. I would recommend more friends to come by.
# vivi on 09/08/10 at 07:03
fashion is a life style
# Sales jobs website tailored for only sales jobs on 09/24/10 at 15:49
Good read ¦ headline catchy ¦ good points, some of which I have learned along the way as well (humility, grace, layoff the controversial stuff). Will share with my colleagues at work as we begin blogging from a corporate perspective. Thanks!
March 29, 2011 at 11:10 am |
good for wat am seeing we going up am a nigeria i like dat
May 19, 2011 at 5:57 pm |
that nice
August 30, 2011 at 2:40 pm |
Always proud to be a yoruba woman.
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February 23, 2012 at 10:23 am |
we have the best culture and attire.
May 17, 2013 at 9:09 am |
Nice work*thumbs up*
Please i would be glad if i can have other styles for Gele. I’m a make-up artist.
May 17, 2013 at 9:11 am |
Will be expecting soonest
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