Houston, Texas (CNN) -- Segun Gele, or to use his full name Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye, is a man making a name for himself in a woman's world. The Houston-based businessman has made an artform out of ...

Every Nigerian Traditional Occasion requires one type of gele or other. This completes the style of a typical Nigerian woman. It is a Nigerian Gele with Ankara Infinity pleats and can be rocked to ...

She is the ‘First Lady of Gele’. Her headgear, which is popularly called gele in Yoruba, has earned her the title by Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and the wearer of the world’s largest gele on ...

Gele means 'head tie' in Yoruba. No single piece of clothing makes a Yoruba woman’s look more regal and beautiful like the gele. It has become cross-cultural and women of other Nigerian cultures wear ...

The head wrap was brilliant blue. It mirrored the applique on the long yellow bodice of the strapless gown and was echoed in the shoes and handbag. Lupita Nyong'o wore the outfit this past week at the ...

Meet the 13-year-old boy with a talent for styling African headscarves. He has been abused for it but continues his passion because he wants to earn money for his family. Video producers: Olubunmi ...

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One way to get noticed at a traditional event in Nigeria is a gorgeous ‘gele’ style. “Gele” is a Yoruba (Nigeria, West Africa) word for a female head-wraps usually worn at occasions such as weddings ...