Colourful Leteise Attire on Fleek
Mompati Tlhankane | Tuesday November 16, 2021 06:00
Even though the event later turned to a fully-fledged music festival with big South African artists like Simmy and Aubrey Qwana as headliners, some people were there for the fashion, they wanted to look good, feel good and most importantly capture these beautiful moments on camera. As to where they took these moments to, a big guess would be Instagram, Facebook and perhaps TikTok. Accompanied by hashtags, social media was roaring with pics of leteise and those who didn’t attend wished they had.
It had been more than 18 months without experiencing the thrill of attending an event and donning a stunning outfit, a traditional one for that matter. Speaking of traditional attire, patrons who were mostly dominated by women managed to go beyond the boundaries of the traditional blue coloured leteise. Pink, red and mustard leteisi added some ambiance and complemented the well-known blue colour of leteisi.
For some who didn’t know, for a moment they thought the colourful leteise was African Print. Those unique patterns and lively colours are bold prints and they just happened to complement modern Afrocentric clothing. A lot of people were wearing outfits made by local fashion designers and dressmakers and the latter managed to fuse western fashion styles with the animated colours and vibrancy that characterises Batswana and their culture. While some had infused ideas to create gorgeous designs, it was also great to see how many of them managed to retain the true identity of leteise. Batswana’s culture is experienced through things such as food, language and music but the number of multitudes who attended Leteise Attire on Fleek proved that fashion is very pivotal and a true identity of Batswana.