go to the beach, often the kitenge is wrapped around the bathing suit for modesty or to shield from the cold air. Kitenges can be framed or otherwise hung up on the wall as a decorative batik artwork. Kitenges have also become very popular as fashion statements in urban pop culture with youth in Africa. Kitenges are incorporated in clothing items such as hoodies, trousers, and accessories such as bags. See also Shweshwe African waxprints African clothing Skirts