Vogue Italia.

http://www.vogue.it/en/encyclo/fashion/t/fashion-tribes

I found an article on Vogue.it that summarises fashion and tribal influences. The article is named Fashion Tribes and talks about designers such as John Paul Gautier and Alexandra McQueen. They cover many different points of inspiration and cultural references from many different tribes. This is a fact I thought would help and influence my decision on my development and final images:

'The semi-nomadic tribe from West Africa highlights the most beautiful areas of the face, so nose, lips and mouth stand out in yellow, red and black colours, made out of vegetable pigments. Women braid their hair framing their faces with geometric ornaments and feathers.'

And here are some images from the article:

Vogue Italia, November 1998

Fendi Fur

Photo by Paolo Rovers

 Vogue Italia, June 1992

David Sally

Photo by Steven Meisel

Niger, 2006

Group of Wodaabe (Bororo) men

Niger, 2006

Wodaabe Woman 

Charges National Park

Panama, 2004

Junya Watanabe SS 2009

 Beauty IN Vogue, December 2005

They are all so different but it is clear in all of the fashion image the translation and influence from the original tribal images. The colours, makeup and styling are all amazing and this inspiration is converted so well.