Kobos Afrikan Clothiers Inc.
Afrikan Clothing 202/332-9580
2444 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Mon -Sat 11:00am- 7:00pm
Sun 12:00pm- 6:00pm
Tel: 202/332-9580
Fax: 202/332-9580
Email: Business
American Express, ATM, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Travelers Checks, Visa

Kobos Afrikan Clothiers is D.C.'s home for traditional and contemporary Afrikan clothing and accessories. We bring you the best out of Afrika, and we have created an atmosphere that encourages learning about the peoples, cultures, and the rich heritage of Afrika. Come explore with us Afrika's use of rich colours, vibrant patterns, and dramatic symbolism on cloth.

As you will see from our web site or when you come into the store, we offer women's, men's, and children's clothing, jewelry and accessories, cards and gifts suitable for every occasion or event.

Kobos offers the best line of traditional and contemporary Afrikan clothing for women. If the occasion calls for a traditional look, then choose from our selection of richly embroidered gowns, three-piece grand boubous, or the kaba and skirt.

For today's working women, our designers have created a whole line of new Afrikan styles: jackets, tops, skirts, pants, dresses, and jumpsuits that are ideal for work, evening, and casual wear. All these designs are made from a wide range of hand-woven (i.e. mudcloth, asho oke) or hand-dyed fabrics with their full richness in colours and dramatic patterns.

Afrikan clothing is comfortable and always tasteful. Women find the styles place them at ease in any atmosphere and they offer classic designs that can be enjoyed for years. When each piece of clothing boasts such understated uniqueness and beauty, the value cannot be estimated. Treat yourself to the luxury of Kobos.

Kobos carries the best selection of traditional and contemporary Afrikan clothes for men. Our traditional line features a wide range including two-piece pant sets, beautifully embroidered grand bubas and colourful danshikis. Our contemporary line responds to the needs of today's man who wants to wear Afrikan clothing on a more regular or casual basis. This line features a wide variety of tops, vests, jackets, pants, coats, work clothes, and more. We use a wide variety of fabrics and colour tones to meet the different tastes of our patrons.

Afrikan clothing is comfortable and always tasteful. People find the styles place them at ease in any atmosphere and they offer classic designs that can be enjoyed for years. When each piece of clothing boasts such understated uniqueness and beauty, the value cannot be estimated. Treat yourself to the luxury of Kobos.

No outfit is complete without appropriate jewelry. We carry an extensive line of handcrafted necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pins, and more. Our necklaces and earrings are one-of-a-kind pieces made from a combination of traditional beads, amber, semi-precious stones, seeds, Batiked bones from East Afrika, brass and silver.

We also feature our unique line of "Adinkra Earrings" and pins in brass. Adinkra symbols are geometric designs created by the Akan people of Ghana over two hundred years ago. Come discover the meaning of these symbols and pick up your copy of the Adinkra Dictionary.

When each piece of jewelry boasts such understated comfort and beauty, the value cannot be estimated. Treat yourself to the luxury of Kobos.

We stock the finest selection of greeting cards that express in word and in image the rich traditions of Afrika and her peoples worldwide. Whatever the occasion - birthdays, baby showers, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or other events, we have wonderful gifts in the form of scarves, kufis (hats), journals, tile paintings, incense, mugs, posters of Adinkra and Kente symbols, to name a few.

Because of our outstanding selections in clothes, jewelry, gifts and cards, we boast one-stop shopping with a totally Afrikan flair. Take a trip through our web site, or better yet, come into our stores soon. We also offer complete mail-order services.

 

 

 

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