I'm a Somali girl. When I was 14, my mother died and I was alone. She left me her clothes and jewelry.

Now I live in London and during the week I need to wear a school uniform every day. Since the weekend, I have been wearing a robe since I went to madrasa-no one can see what I wear below, so I often wear only pajamas.

However, I am also eager to have other London friends wear fashionable clothes to participate in various social activities during the weekend. I want to know more about Somalia's clothing culture, and I hope that Somalia's clothing culture can develop like other clothing cultures.

Turbans and long skirts are the main elements of our clothing. They can best reflect the cultural literacy, spiritual outlook, and degree of material civilization of the Somali nation, as well as a person's social status, cultural accomplishment, aesthetic consciousness, and the attitude of Somali women to themselves, to others, and to life.

Yuou Bai

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