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Ghana's thriving smock industry

Maxwell Suuk
October 21, 2021

Hand-woven smocks in Ghana used to be reserved for royal use. These days, a flood of imported yarn has opened the market to near-universal use, and the smock has become a Ghanaian clothing icon. Yet the country's collapsed cotton industry has left the financial fortunes of weavers and smock makers hanging by a thread.

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Ghana's famous smocks are defninitely in fashion. Imported cotton has boosted production, and the smocks' popularity has left weavers and producers struggling to keep up with demand.

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Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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