Aso-Oke is among the traditional fabrics in Nigeria. It is a hand-woven fabric originating from the Yoruba tribe of Western Nigeria and has been adopted in many African countries as a formal outfit.
The way of making the cloth has remained the same for centuries, however, new techniques and production methods have been looked into to eliminate the weight and thickness of the aso oke cloth, and to make it more accessible for casual wear.
Other ways that designers have made this old traditional cloth become more modern is to “structurally manipulate and combine animal and floral motifs into definite shapes of grids and geometry, suitable for computer design applications