Accessories

These are some of the accessories I have put together for my editorial styling. I am focusing on scarves which would go around the head and bold beaded necklaces and bracelets. 

I picked up some cheap scarves from Primark that I thought represented tribal prints. I have raided many wardrobes of friends for scarves as well! I have also searched high on low on the internet in order to find some budget accessories by finding some good buys on ebay. I have also considered making my own jewellery, but the cost of this could sometimes work out to be just as expensive if not more.

SCARVES

 These are the three scarves that I bought from Primark which I thought represented tribal styling. The patterns reference the Africa tribal theme I am focusing on. The scarves will be placed around the head of the model for my editorial shoot. I might not use all three patterns, but I will be using at least one of them.

JEWELLERY

For the accessories, I want to include large colourful pieces of jewellery to my styling. Zulu's and most african tribes are well known for their colourful, large jewelllery and lots of beads. This is something I am going to incorporate more so into my tribal mash up. This might seem as more ofn a focus than the makeup at the moment but this is because I want to test my skills. I know that mostly i focus more on makeup than styling, but for this look it is so important for me to have strong styling and then having the makeup matching that (instead of working the other way around). 

My intention for the jewellery is to have more than one piece around the neck. I want lots of different styled necklaces - small beads, wooden beaded, large metal shapes and long beaded and feathered pieces. The combination will reference all of the tribal inspiriations I have had throughout this project, and show the idea for my mash up.
 
Here are some images of the jewellery that I intend to use. I have searched on the internet for budget jewellery that I can purchase for the shoot.

Elephant Cuff Necklace

Leather Stripped Necklace with Jewels (Referencing Elephant Wire Jewellery)

Arrow Necklace (Referencing Zulu Warrior)

Long Necklace (Referencing Zulu Tribal Woman)

Wooden Beaded Necklace (Represents Typical African Jewellery)

Bold Colourful Necklace (African Tribal)

Colourful Tribal Inspired Jewellery from H&M

Editorial Hair

For my editorial hair, I want to focus on the idea of a typical African woman. This consists of the idea when women carry things on their heads. I am looking at two different ideas, the first is when they carry the cermaic bowls on their head and the other is the representation of the scarfs. My idea is to combine the two, by creating a sculpture on the head in the shape of a bowl, but using scarfs that represent african patterns. The scarfs will pile up quite high on the head, hense why I am choosing this idea for my editorial look. 

Below are some images of the original african references and some editoral inspirations as well.

CERAMIC BOWLS

HEAD SCARVES

 

The way I intend to portray my idea is by creating a bowl of out the scarves. However, I do not necesserily want to create the exact shape of a bowl, instead I want to make the scarves a huge pile on the head so it doesnt just look like the traditional African head scarf, but it looks like something is being carried on the head. Within the scarves, I want to embellish beads to reference the Zulu tribe. 

Now its time to practice this scarf idea!

  

Scarification

SCARS IN TRIBALISM

What is Scarification?

Scarifying involves scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.In the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin by varying methods.
Scarification has been widely used by many West African tribes to mark milestone stages in both men and women’s lives, such as puberty and marriage. It is also used to transmit complex messages about identity; such permanent body markings may emphasize fixed social, political, and religious roles.
Most people in certain regions of Africa who have “markings” can be identified as belonging to a specific tribe or ethnic group. Some of the tribes in Northern Ghana who use the markings are the Gonjas, Nanumbas, Dagombas, Frafras and Mamprusis.

Daasanetch Girl with Scarifications

Karayu Girl with Scarifications, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Woman Body Scarification

Ethiopian Tribal Warrior

Karamajong Tribal Scarification

Fresh Scars on Menit Tribe Girl

I think scarification is quite interesting. Seen as another verison of a tattoo, it is a very bold and brave way to show something. It looks strangely beautiful, and I quite like the idea of using scarification in my shoots as opposed to actual tattoos because they are much more subtle. Obviosuly there is no deep colour, and I think it comes across a lot more personal than inkings. Maybe this is because its more of a sacrifice, and its well known that people of certain tribes sacrifice themselves for each other.

This is a brilliant website to see examples of scarification in the African Tribes:
http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/scarification/Interesting

MY EXPERIMENTS WITH SCARIFICTION

I experimented with scarifications to have a practice incase I did choose to use it. But dont worry, I experimented with makeup not by actually giving people scars!
Firstly, I chose the body part I wanted to work on. I then used a substance called Liquid Latex, which I painted onto the body in the pattern I wanted to work with. I made the liquid look bumpy and skin like by rubbing it to show some creases. Once it dried, I used Aqua Colours (by Illamasqua) and a Bruise Pallette (Screen Face) to paint over the latex and produce the colours of scars. Around the edge of the Liquid latex, I used foundation to match the actual skin colour to ensure that the scar blending in nicely.

Here is an example I practiced on the neck: