*images via: “Burberry Spring ’12″ via style.com, “New Zealand” by Steve Evans, “Nishi Tribal Man” by Diganta Talukdar, “Maori Gate Carving” by Peter Harrison, “Etro Spring ’12″ via style.com, “Indigenous Art In The Garden” by Ruby Goes, “A.L.C. Spring ’12″ via style.com, “Memorial for the Indigenous People” by Jorge Andrade
Ethnic and Tribal inspired prints were ALL over the runway for Spring ’12. I love how the trend is moving past ikat (don’t get me wrong I love the ikat) and into a more “tribal” look, for lack of a better word. When working with this trend think past the blurry “ikat” look, and instead go for more natural inspired textures. Think dirty, think messy, think wood grains, think block prints. Have fun! I would love to see what everyone comes up with!!!
-Michelle
4 Comments
November 8, 2011 at 11:58 pm
You will have to wait a year to see what I come up with! But, i definitly will share with you.
November 9, 2011 at 12:46 am
I don’t want to wait Lindsay, but I understand ; )
Thanks for stopping by!
November 9, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Ah, this is finally giving me the inspiration to use the fabric that my Sister in law sent me from the Congo. I shared the burberry collection with her and she was amazed at how wearable the fabrics would actually be in the Congo. Not even “tribal” just everyday African fabrics.
November 10, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Oh great inspiration post..
I’ve made some tribal inspired illustrations actually!
they can be seen on my website if you want to take a look; http://www.annagrape.se.. Thank you for a great blog!