It is a floor-length dress with a square neckline, short, puffed sleeves and a sash tied around the waist. It is a luxurious display of texture and colour and lends elegance and regality. The gomesi ...

Bridal gomesi fabrics are so heavily embellished nowadays that the stones end up leaving small cuts on the bride's body at the end of the function. But are there easier options, which are just as ...

Traditional wear. In every Ugandan society, the Gomesi is worn at most functions. It is the trademark of a typical Ugandan woman. But where did the popular attire ...

Kampala — More than a century of existence for the gomesi has meant transformations in style over the ages. There has been a touch here and there, a change in length and fabric but all for elegance.

Like it or not; even if you find it untrendy, the gomesi is culture - it is about who we are and cannot be replaced by any western fashion. Traditional wear never runs out of fashion, the only thing ...

Her vintage parlour, overlooking the circuitous succulents in the garden, would fit right into a Dicken’s novel. Photo frames and plaques tell stories of a life well spent. Joyce Mpanga (84) has been ...