THE GRADUAL DOMINANCE OF SMOCK

Since the first president of Ghana DR.Kwame Nkrumah declared Smock as a battle dress, the wear has thence made significant strides into becoming not just a “battle dress” but clothe the populace have come to fall in love with it. This is evident in the proliferation of smock in the market and how people are seen wearing it.

TYPES OF SMOCK AND HOW IS MADE

In a bid to ensure and encourage the wearing of national costume, Dr Kwame Nkrumah declared or made Smock a Battle dress as he was often seen in Fugu. From then forth anybody seen in smock was easily identified as one “ready for battle”. But this notion has gradually been changing as people come to accept the wearing of it.

 INTRODUCTION

The blog by name SMOCK IN GHANA will seek to talk about the wearing of smock in the country. It will further seek to deliberate about the types there is to smock and known to the people, how they are made and the materials involved.

HISTORY OF SMOCK IN GHANA

Smock is a loose garment worn by people such as artist to protect their clothing. It is also termed as a plaid garment that is similar to what is popularly known as danshiki or jolomi among some tribes.

In England and Wales where it first emerged, it was around the early eighteenth century. In Ghana however, Smock is said to have emanated or have roots from the Northern Regions but no specific of time has so far been touted.