Tribal Styling - Illustration

Thinking about my look as a whole: Hair, makeup, accessories, clothing and nails, I decided to do some mock up of some of my ideas for clothing.

This first idea is the strongest idea I have at the moment, I know I definately want to include most if not all of the designs within this drawing. I've drawn the hair being huge plaits with sit on top of the head which references the women in other country who use their heads to carry things such as water, food etc. I will weave in a fabric within the plait to create texture.
I want my look to show flesh because another main aspect of the look will be the body art which links back to the skeleton tribe...

This design for clothing shows as AZTEC/ TRIBAL pattern in a modern style skirt which links to the body art on the models are. The top half will be a bralet which is popular in fashion at the moment but its textures and colours represent those used within tribes. I will sew on textures such as feathers, sequins and beads in appropriate colours.
The two belts wrapped around the body could give the look a stuctured appearance. Accessories are a very big part of my look.

This next drawing is more of a catwalk idea rather than editorial as it would flow whilst the model is walking down the catwalk. The shoulders could be either drawn on OR I could create a should pad to add onto the shoulders to reference the skeleton tribe and my previous ideas. The top of the dress is feathered which symbolises the head pieces within tribes as do the colours however the dress will be complimentory of the woman figure which runs parallel with the idea that tribal men dress up to impress the woman. Here I will switch the roles more towards the west culture where women wear the more attractive and attention grabbing clothing...

The idea behinde this drawing is the flowing skirt which would look fab on the catwalk (as I said about the previous drawing). The hair will be mostly clipped in colourful hair pieces made from crape hair and easily clipped in and removed which is ideal for a catwalk look. She could also wear a headband although after drawing it I regretted it immediately!

This final look would be for the catwalk too as it would be simple to create. Back comb all of the back of the hair and simply use fullers earth to scrape the hair back. Use a black body paint to paint on the forhead and the neck to make the face stand out emphasising her beautiful skin.
Simple accessories and simple design on the arm with a tight fitting tribal patterned mini dress.