Kikoy Short Dress

Our kikoy dress is the most exciting and figure-flattering dress among our African dress collection. Made entirely from authentic African kikoy fabric. with bold and vibrant colors making the dress fabulous to wear especially on those hot days.

Because of its figure-friendly nature the kikoy short dress completely matches the shape of your body and anyone wearing the dress be seen as flirty and sexy.

Kikoy short dress is ordinarily clean and neat, with a simple but unique embroidered sun-like design below the neck or middle of the chest. Kikoy short dress is made from super soft 100% cotton fabric providing it with an exceptionally light and soft feel to the skin. At the end bottom of the dress are frills which are twisted and hand-knotted to stop the woven fabric from unraveling.

Should not be confused with the African dress (Kaftan) despite sharing the same colors of kikoys such as Maroon, Red, Navy and Turquoise. African dress (Kaftan) is way longer and is free size

Kikoy is a traditional woven cloth that was originally worn by the Arab traders in Kenya’s coastal region. Over the years Swahili fisherman integrated the Kikoy fabric as part of their traditional dress because of its cooling and comfortable nature in tropical climates. We have been part of bringing this amazing fabric to new life by incorporating its colorful variations in a whole line of items https://www.pinterest.com/onewaykenya/kikoy-wear/

Kikoy is a traditional woven cloth that was originally worn by the Arab traders in Kenya’s coastal region. Over the years Swahili fisherman integrated the Kikoy fabric as part of their traditional dress because of its cooling and comfortable nature in tropical climates. We have been part of bringing this amazing fabric to new life by incorporating its colorful variations in a whole line of items such as this Short Dress.