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.

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Bridal gomesis and sashes are currently more dramatic with heavy embroidery. File photo
By NewVision Reporter
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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

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