What to Wear at the Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony — The PP Wardrobe
What to Wear at the Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony — The PP Wardrobe
What to Wear at the Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony — The PP Wardrobe
Kwita Izina is the annual gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda — held each September in the Kinigi area adjacent to the Volcanoes National Park, where Rwanda's protected mountain gorilla families welcome their newest members. It is the most publicly observed conservation event in Africa, attended by heads of state, conservation leaders, and global media.
The ceremony wardrobe. Kwita Izina is a formal outdoor ceremony. The Rwandan government requires composed dress; international attendees include heads of state and global media. A PP linen shirt in white fully buttoned with linen trousers and leather shoes is the most correct and most contextually appropriate natural fabric wardrobe. Earth tones — Oatmeal or warm natural PP linen — are also appropriate for the Rwanda conservation context.
“Kwita Izina is Rwanda's annual gorilla naming ceremony — the most publicly observed conservation event in Africa. Composed formal outdoor dress; white or earth-tone PP linen throughout.”
— Pieter Petros, founderThe gorilla trekking context. Many attendees include a gorilla trek in the surrounding days. Earth-tone PP linen for the lodge before and after; technical gear for the trek itself.
For the Singita Kwitonda Lodge during Kwita Izina. The confirmed Singita property inside the national park buffer zone. A navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers for the lodge dinner during ceremony week.
The PP philosophy and the occasion. The PP garment is 100% natural and 100% biodegradable — from a plant, back to the earth. Wearing certified Belgian linen at the most celebrated conservation event in Africa is the most contextually specific alignment between the PP conviction and the occasion.
