Fashions of Mali

2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

by Keith Stanley (copyright 2003)  The 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival features the living traditional cultures of Mali, Scotland, and Appalachia.  Among today’s (June 29) scores of events, was a fashion show of Malian (West African) inspired fashion (some of the fashions are pictured below).  The fashion show is scheduled to run again on July 4 at 11:45 and July 6 at 1:15 PM.