A LIVING TRADITION
What is a Gele?
The gele is more than a headwrap. It is language. It is memory. It is the silent crown a woman wears to declare presence, ancestry and joy.
Worn across West Africa — most famously among the Yoruba of Nigeria — the gele transforms ordinary fabric into sculptural celebration. Its folds, fans and rosettes are pleated into being by hand, often by elders who learned from their mothers, who learned from theirs.
Discover the styles100+
YEARS OF DOCUMENTED HERITAGE
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SIGNATURE TYING STYLES
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WAYS TO CROWN HER