Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 703 First we heard it by rumour and ignored it, until we saw this post on facebook. Not sure how genuine the image captured below is, as we could not find the product and it’s price on Asos.com. But if so do read below. As seen the initial complaint made by the publisher was centred around cultural appropriation. From a personal angle, I don’t really have a stand on this as it’s a wide grey area. That raising many questions. 1/ Are Africans totally free from Cultural appropriation. 2/ At which point does something cross over from ones culture to a worldly attribute. 3/ What are Africans doing to preserve this said culture, or establish an industry behind it. 4/ What avenues are African’s creating to assure the avenue to this culture is accessible by its admirers? In this case asides asos, waist beads can only be found on FashionGHANA.com and one other site specifically dedicated to waist beads. More Articles You Would Love Beyonce Is Giving Us ‘Pink Panther’ Glam Vibes In These New Photos That Is Breaking The Internet The Public Has Decided! Producer’s Post Prove Zari ‘The Boss Lady’ Is Ghana’s Favourite In ‘Young Famous & African’ There are many question that makes the context of cultural appropriation a very grey area. However what is astonishing to us is the price. How does one get off selling 1 strand of waist beads for $100 when a set of waist beads are no more than $10. In fact the basic strand of waist beads with no extraordinary design as shown on the Asos picture above can be obtained for $1. Not to shake another ones business, but this is simply jaw dropping. One can only imagine how those who bought this for $100 would feel after finding out they can get it for $1. This is the most shocking price appropriation since Kanye Wests $100 t shirts. I’m sure there is some sort of explanation that will put their clients at ease when they find out what they just bought. Maybe it’s made from diamonds or the additional costs for delivery. Maybe they are not even African waist beads, maybe they are not even beads. Maybe they are getting extorted from their supplier as Asos is fairly known for having good prices, who knows? Right about this would be the perfect time to make a sales pitch, do find links to our waist beads below. And enjoy this article here ‘The Many Reason Why African Women Wear Waist Beads’ african fashionAfrican waist beadsasosfashionghanaghanaian fashionwaist beads Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You Farewell to a Trailblazer: Guinea-Bissau’s Dina Adão Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy On... VIDEOS: Watch Chidimma Vanessa Celebrate At Miss Universe 2024 Whilst Dancing To Ghanaian... Africans Have Proudly Accepted Trick Daddy’S Claim As A Non ‘African American’ –... Stunning Cassandre Jacques Exits Miss World Dominican Rupublic Amid Uproar Over Haitian Heritage... #MODELCRUSH: Senegal’s Rising Star Ndey Touty Sakho Checks All Beauty Boxes & Effortlessly... VIDEO: “Are You Happy Sleeping With A Married Man?” Designer Gracelyn Quansah Walks... 6 Tips to Help You Take Care of Your Curly Hair VIDEO: Watch The Moment Miss Grand Ghana 2024 Won Best Evening Gown VIDEOS: Watch Davido Kingly Strutt Down The Lagos Fashion Week 2024 Runway Showing... Jewelry Trends We’ve Been Seeing for Winter