The significance of the doek in modern age society

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Channel: SABC News · 2016 · News & Politics

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Call it a shawl, headscarf or a doek. It's a cultural symbol that has grown in style and become one of the most fashionable pieces today. It has symbolic significance in African culture, but we've also seen celebrities and ordinary people wearing a doek as a fashion statement. Today we talk about how the traditional doek has given African women a new spring in the fashion industry and its meaning, Siphumelele Chikowi founder of Ntozinhle accessories joins us.

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