Sometimes a white strip cloth woven made with local cotton or imported thread may be used. While women usually wear headties to match their dress, men often wear wool hats, skull hats or a fez, especially on religious occasions. Hair styles are a work of art in Senegal. Women braid and plait their hair, often using fibre extension in intricate and ornate designs. Relaxed or straightened hair styles will also be seen in the urban areas.
Senegalese women wear earrings, necklaces and pearls.
Gold and silver ornaments are also popular. Senegalese women are as modest as they are elegant. Modesty in dress is in part an influence of Islam. The thighs of a woman in particular should not to be exposed. For women, wearing pants, even long ones, is considered inappropriate by tradition, although in urban areas today younger women frequently wear long pants.