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I've been wondering this for years. The price for dirac each year increases, and the materials are not even good quality. For example, the print design is not an original idea, and when they do collections, there is no cohesion.
I feel like many of them use the same cheap manufacturer in China, Bangladesh, or Turkey. Now, I wouldn't mind if they charged more than Β£100 for a dirac set, but when you can find the same design and cheap material in your local fabric store for $10-20 for the entire 3.5 yards + set, that seems ridiculous.
So my beef with the Somali Diarac business is that they should be making it available for all social backgrounds. That is, a dress over Β£100 is one that is made with a creative original design and the best silk fabric; on the other hand, a dress made with cheap polyester with digital print that is mass produced should not be more than Β£50.This type of business will encourage more Somalis to wear the dirac for every special occasion, from graduation to fine dining to partying to simply wearing it to look good.
As for the baati, I think it can be worn on a daily basis. Now, hear me out. If it's made more functional, stylish, and modern (although it looks very modern to me), it can work. And we can mix it with other clothes, such as blazers, modern bags, accessories, and heels. I can see so many things working well with the daati. I feel like it can be a simple, not-trying-too-hard, but still stylish dress that can be worn during the summer and spring to many places, from vacation, beach, shopping mall, university (which I used to attend until I dropped out), to a simple dinner date with friends and family.
Finally, the baati is ridiculously overpriced. How do I pay for an even cheaper material for Β£30-100? Yup, even in Somalia when I wanted to get some, they told my mom that price in some stores and the diaspora are no different. And, as I previously stated about the dress, I would not mind paying around that price, which means Β£30-50 is acceptable when the quality of the material (cotton) and the design creativity of the print are amazing, and I'm not saying no one should invent the wheel, but I'm saying put effort into it if you want to overcharge.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should have dirac and baati stores that sell at many different prices, not just expensive, so we can all afford and wear our culture's garments more often.
Please recommend online stores where I can buy inexpensive dirac&baati (only somali owned).
some looks I think are pretty
I feel like many of them use the same cheap manufacturer in China, Bangladesh, or Turkey. Now, I wouldn't mind if they charged more than Β£100 for a dirac set, but when you can find the same design and cheap material in your local fabric store for $10-20 for the entire 3.5 yards + set, that seems ridiculous.
So my beef with the Somali Diarac business is that they should be making it available for all social backgrounds. That is, a dress over Β£100 is one that is made with a creative original design and the best silk fabric; on the other hand, a dress made with cheap polyester with digital print that is mass produced should not be more than Β£50.This type of business will encourage more Somalis to wear the dirac for every special occasion, from graduation to fine dining to partying to simply wearing it to look good.
As for the baati, I think it can be worn on a daily basis. Now, hear me out. If it's made more functional, stylish, and modern (although it looks very modern to me), it can work. And we can mix it with other clothes, such as blazers, modern bags, accessories, and heels. I can see so many things working well with the daati. I feel like it can be a simple, not-trying-too-hard, but still stylish dress that can be worn during the summer and spring to many places, from vacation, beach, shopping mall, university (which I used to attend until I dropped out), to a simple dinner date with friends and family.
Finally, the baati is ridiculously overpriced. How do I pay for an even cheaper material for Β£30-100? Yup, even in Somalia when I wanted to get some, they told my mom that price in some stores and the diaspora are no different. And, as I previously stated about the dress, I would not mind paying around that price, which means Β£30-50 is acceptable when the quality of the material (cotton) and the design creativity of the print are amazing, and I'm not saying no one should invent the wheel, but I'm saying put effort into it if you want to overcharge.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should have dirac and baati stores that sell at many different prices, not just expensive, so we can all afford and wear our culture's garments more often.
Please recommend online stores where I can buy inexpensive dirac&baati (only somali owned).
some looks I think are pretty
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