A significant number of African ladies love to rock African prints with some completing the look by matching the dress with a beautiful head wrap/gear also called ‘Gele’. Gele is a Yoruba term for a ...

In Nigeria, the Yoruba people are the second largest ethnic group. Faith Izevbijie of Lowell, who grew up in Nigeria as part of the Yorubas, learned to tie gele, the Yoruban word for female head wraps ...

The art of tying gele is a stylish art. An art that compels admiration with ease. Admittedly, a gele that is skillfully tied evokes a certain kind of beauty; the kind that can only be seen among the ...

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 ...

What do June Ambrose, Solange Knowles and Eva Marcille have in common? Their love for fabulous head wraps! From casual to formal, head wraps are a style statement solidified in our accessories arsenal ...

Backstage at Lagos Fashion and Design Week, Nigerian It model Mayowa Nicholas gets wrapped up into her country’s rich history—quite literally! Moments before storming the runway, the Lagos native ...

In recent years, the traditional Nigerian head wrap 'gele' has come to symbolize a woman's self-expression. Tolu Adedara from Lagos is taking the lead in turning this everyday headgear into modern art ...