Deborah Kehinde or ‘Dara’ as she is nicknamed is a designer who concentrates strictly on African fashion. Since she is Nigerian by birth, this is by no means accidental. As she said, from the minute she was born she was swaddled in Ankara (fabric) as it is called.
“The way you guys wear African wear is mainly for occasions but back in Nigeria it’s an everyday thing. Most of the African print here are not of quality. Some doesn’t have the right texture or print,” Dara said. She has her fabric shipped from Nigeria.
Dara, who moved to Guyana some 3½ years ago to
