▁fashion ▁and ▁West ▁African ▁traditional ▁cl othing ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁uniqu ely ▁African - American ▁traditional ▁style . ▁K ente ▁cloth ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁African ▁text ile . ▁These ▁color ful ▁w oven ▁patterns , ▁which ▁exist ▁in ▁numerous ▁vari eties , ▁were ▁originally ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Ash anti ▁and ▁E we ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁T ogo . ▁K ente ▁fabric ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Western ▁style ▁f ash ions ▁r anging ▁from ▁cas ual ▁T - sh ir ts ▁to ▁formal ▁bow ▁t ies ▁and ▁cum mer bund s . ▁K ente ▁stri ps ▁are ▁often ▁se wn ▁into ▁lit urg ical ▁and ▁academic ▁ro bes ▁or ▁worn ▁as ▁st oles . ▁Since ▁the ▁Black ▁Arts ▁Mov ement , ▁traditional ▁African ▁cl othing ▁has ▁been ▁popular ▁amongst ▁African ▁Americans ▁for ▁both ▁formal ▁and ▁inform al ▁occasions . ▁Other ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁traditional ▁African ▁dress ▁in ▁common ▁evidence ▁in ▁African - American ▁culture ▁are ▁v ibr ant ▁colors , ▁mud ▁cloth , ▁trade ▁be ads ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Ad ink ra ▁mot ifs ▁in ▁j ew el ry ▁and ▁in ▁cout ure ▁and ▁decor ator ▁fab rics . ▁ ▁Another ▁common ▁aspect ▁of ▁fashion ▁in ▁African - American ▁culture ▁involves ▁the ▁appropriate ▁dress ▁for ▁worship ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁church . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁in ▁most ▁churches ▁that ▁an ▁individual ▁present ▁their ▁best ▁appearance ▁for ▁worship . ▁African - American ▁women ▁in ▁particular ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁we aring ▁v ibr ant ▁dress es ▁and ▁su its