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UG@60: Uganda gave the world ‘gomesi’
Once fully claimed as a kiganda traditional dress, the gomesi has morphed into a Ugandan trademark and women from north to south, east to west, have made permanent room for it in their wardrobes.
Bridal gomesis and sashes are currently more dramatic with heavy embroidery. File photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The gomesi, also known as busuuti, is a traditional dress of the Baganda, a tribe in central Uganda. Some call it boodingi, a name which has to do with its origin in