Sahrazad

10 of Sahrazad's 38 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Nigeria (inferred from the fashion week it shows at).

• Sfifa braid trim · Morocco · Middle East & North Africa7 looks

  Nigeria → Morocco*

  “Tonal corded braid edging the V-neck and running down the centre front, with a Moroccan-style tassel at the end.”

• Gandoura / jabador · Morocco · Middle East & North Africa4 looks

  Nigeria → Morocco*

  “Loose straight-cut tunic with wide long sleeves and a deep keyhole slit neckline outlined in contrast trim, characteristic of Moroccan jabador/gandoura tops; shortened, worn with matching shorts.”

• Aso oke · Yoruba · West Africa2 looks

  Home tradition

  “Narrow-band handwoven-looking cloth with horizontal magenta and orange stripes alternating with small green-white supplementary-weft check bands; could alternatively read as Ghanaian kente or Ewe strip weave.”

• Passementerie tassel closure (aakad) · Morocco · Middle East & North AfricaLook 38

  Nigeria → Morocco*

  “Silk cord neckline tie ending in a knotted tassel, and a beaded cord with green and gold beads along the shoulder seams, recalling Moroccan kaftan passementerie.”

• Amazigh silver jewellery · Amazigh · Middle East & North AfricaLook 13

  Nigeria → Amazigh*

  “Silver headband with pointed triangular metal ornaments, a central silver plaque and clustered coral-orange beads, recalling Amazigh silver-and-coral head ornaments.”

• Moroccan aakad / tassel passementerie · Morocco · Middle East & North AfricaLook 1

  Nigeria → Morocco*

  “Silk tassel at the end of the centre-front cord and beaded gold-green cords along the shoulder seams recall Moroccan kaftan trimming.”