Lavalava
Located in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, LavaLava specializes in genuine African fabrics.
We offer a range of garments and accessories made up in these unique cloths, which includes commercially styled mens’ shirts, skirts, caftans and bags.
We source our authentic prints in South Africa and import traditional African fabric from Ghana, Mali, Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
Other cloths include Kikois and Maasai Shukas from Tanzania.
LavaLava is the exclusive online retailer of Jill Mooney’s range of hand painted batiks.
These exquisite pieces are created using an adaptation of an ancient West African form of painting.
a world of african fabric & design
Nowhere in the world is street life as staggeringly colourful as in the markets of Africa.
A dazzling mix of rich and vibrant colour is a feast for the eyes.
Clothing in Africa is certainly not intended to cloak one’s personal feelings.
In Africa you wear your heart on your sleeve.
Passion, meekness, unbridled joy, deep sorrow, pride, admiration, impassioned protest - clothing reflects all these expressions.
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