The 2022 Gele hairstyles are glamorous and stylish than ever before.
Gele hairstyles are the Nigerian traditional hair tie women wear to weddings, churches, parties and even the marketplace. No Nigerian event or wedding can one without seeing the women elegantly dressed in their colourful hair ties (big and small) worn over either their vibrant Bubba & Iro for the Yoruba women; or with a Lace gown, Ankara or George Wrapper and blouse for the Igbo women.
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The name Gele originates from the Yoruba culture, which refers a woman’s head wrap. In Igbo culture, the name for traditional hair tie is “Akisi or “Ichafu.”
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Gele comes in different forms, styles, colours, and sizes. Gele is glamorous, brings the wow factor, and elevates a woman’s traditional outfit.
Different Type Of Glamorous Gele Styles
Different Type Of Glamorous Gele Styles- Ankara Gele
- Aso-oke Gele
- Avant Garde Gele
- Flowery Umbrella Gele
- Infinity Pleats Gele
- Perfect Rose Gele
- Pleats Overload Gele
- Sego Gele
- Side Rose Gele
- Side-Twisted Fan Gele
- Silk Satin Gele
In recent years, the creation of Auto-Gele aka pre-styled gele has made a tremendous difference to how women wear geles for occasions. Auto-Geles are pre-styled gele, which eliminates the need of struggling with gele while trying to tie and style it.
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There are Auto-gele for brides and those are usually big, but the bride can opt for a medium size ones too; while her Asoebi ladies’ gele are on the small size.
Below are the latest 2022 trending gele hairstyles. Whether you are a bride or just looking for style inspiration for your next gele hair-tie; you will surely find your style.
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