African Culture (camouflage/courtship rituals/marriage) - face paint/masks?

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Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Couture SS14
Trinket head pieces and crystal masks at Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Couture SS14. More images here: http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/18599/1/maison-martin-margiela-artisanal-couture-ss14
“Thus ornament is but the guilèd shore To a most dangerous sea, the beauteous scarf Veiling an Indian beauty ; in a word, The seeming truth which cunning times put on To entrap the wisest.” The Merchant of Venice
Flamingo Park - Honestly WTF
by Jenny Kee, the iconic Australian fashion pioneer of the '70's with a passion for vivid colors and designs of the Australian bush.
The Omo People by Hans Silvester
Africa | People of the Omo Valley © Hans Silvester
Mumuhuila hairstyle - Angola
Mumuhuila Hairstyle - Angola - The hairstyle is made of dried cow dung, herbs, roots, oil & fat. The number of dreadlocks has a meaning: 3 dreadlocks means there are dead people in the family, 4 to 6 dreadlocks is the normal style.
Wodaabe Male Charm Dancer, Niger | Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
Africa | "A Wodaabe male charm dancer applies face make-up to attract the females who will judge his performance. Conforming to the Wodaabe criteria of beauty, a male dancer lightens his skin with a pale yellow color, brightens his eyes and teeth with an outline of kohl, lengthens his nose with a long line, shaves his hairline to heighten the forehead, and decorates his cheek-bones with small patterns of dots and circles." | ©Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher; Painted Bodies Collection
Inspiration
Everyone and everything in India dresses in brights, including the main attraction at the annual Pushkar Camel Fair.
Belly Dance and Vintage inspired Costuming.
Rashaida woman dancing, Eritrea.” Photograph by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher.