African motifs and patterns do not disappear from the fashion podiums and pages of glossy magazines for more than a decade. The fashion for the ethnic style of the peoples of Africa is similar to the sea waves - is growing or weakening, but never completely passes.
And given the predominant role of prints , motifs and patterns in modern fashion, it is absolutely necessary to know about the peculiarities of the African print.
African ethnic motifs in clothing
Despite the large number of bright shades in African patterns and ornaments, we can distinguish several of the most common:
- beige shades. Sand, coffee and ash khaki often become the basis for bright and catchy Afro-prints;
- azure. A pure and deep blue shade perfectly matches with dark skin and most bright juicy shades;
- white. A classic base color that allows you to "dilute" absolutely any shade and bring into the image lightness, airiness and freshness;
- red. A saturated blood red is present in most ethnic styles. African prints are no exception;
- yellow. Warm, sunny shades of yellow can play a key role in the pattern, or make only small accents. In any case, his presence makes the images more lively and "juicy".
In addition, African motifs are often found: the color of green grass, light green, bright purple, carmine pink, orange, tender pink, turquoise, sky blue and black. Uniform clothing plays the role of a background, however, it often is bright. The main accent of any onion in the style of African tribes are things with patterns. At the heart of African designs in clothing are several themes: animal studies, floristic (floral and floral) patterns, abstraction and geometric motifs. Patterns can be either large, slightly blurry, or very complex, with a lot of carefully drawn small details.
Materials mostly natural (or imitating naturalness): cotton, linen and silk, wool, fur and leather. The decoration uses metal, stones, wood, bone, feathers and claws of birds, fish skin, animal teeth, weave and fringe of varying length and density.
Accessories are large, massive - heavy earrings, wide bracelets, volumetric turbans, multi-layer necklaces and suspenders.
Of course, for the office strict onions, the riot of colors of the African image is hardly suitable, however, for a party, a walk around the city or a meeting with friends, it can become a real find.
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The motive "African Flower"
Needles can easily update their wardrobe with the help of things related to the use of the motif "African flower". This motif in the form of a flower with six petals is most often made in two colors, but nothing prevents you from adding additional shades of it to your own volition.
Today, soft toys, plaids and pillows are very popular. Part of this can be explained by the extreme simplicity of the work - you do not have to pore over complex schemes and count hundreds of rows of canvas. All is much simpler - you knit a lot of small flowers and hexagons and stitch them into one piece according to the pattern (if it's a toy or clothes) or in a continuous cloth (for a blanket or pillow). Flower mini-motifs are connected according to the principle of bee honeycombs. The color of the connecting thread can be either in the tone of the flower fringe or in contrast.
Not only clothes, but also toys, plaids, bags of African flower motifs look very bright, elegant and at the same time cozy home.
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