Fashion stores Dakar & Area

On Rue Assane Ndoye, this little store with its black-and-white facade is a paradise for dressing children. Colorful clothes, with their trademark finish (right down to the dolls' hair, carefully braided by Delphyne and the store's braiders), will dress your newborns and young children. Hélène, the ever-available owner, also sells plush toys, African dolls and handbags. Some woven adult clothes are also on sale. Quality guaranteed!

Aïcha and her husband Oury Diallo are both tailors, Mrs. for African dress and Mr. for western confection. They have their shop near Peytavin Avenue. They can "take your steps", sew in record time your clothes, that you can recover by making your last purchases. Work really well done and at reasonable prices.

When you are in the textile craft area, ask "Paco Rabane", everyone knows it. This specialist in African fabrics offers a wide choice of bogolans, batik, indigo, etc. Items sold by metre or piece for decorative tablecloths or cloth. You also have the possibility to acquire models made by professional designers.

Located near the Massalikoul Djinane mosque, this is the fabric market of Dakar! All patterns, all styles, all origins are represented along these swarming alleys. Everyone has of course a sewing machine in the extension of the arm. Cotton, silk, synthetic, natural, make your choice, the couturiers will always make something out of it. In addition to fabric, you will find everyday products, jewellery, shoes, among other miscellaneous items. The market is very lively at weekends, beware of pickpockets!