David Koma Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

David Koma Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

As a collection as a whole, I love it!! iv never really seen the work of David Koma but when i googled tribal fashion and this came up, I instantly loved it. The contrasting colors  the composition of the outfits and the hair and makeup contributes to the over all looks so well. I feel that this contemporary twist on tribal fashion is very inspirational as it references to a lot of block, bold colours and shapes which could lead to many different creative avenues when doing your own interpretation. 

I haven't really focused on nails or nail art for this project as it wasn't something that I wanted to focus on as I feel to gain the best results, it would be best to focus on the main features, hair or make-up. I absolutely love the make-up in this collection, as with its simplicity it keeps the focus on the outfits yet using just one bold color which stands out on the face really gives the look an effective edge which isn't seen too often. As normally with this effect, the main color is kept on the lips or the eyes, but whereas with this look, the sea-breeze blue is just on the inner of the eyes, which really brings out the models eye color.

Koma is working in the same vein as his last two collections: a series of dresses fitted to within a proverbial inch that crescendo over a tightly formed theme. This time, it could be described as minimalist sci-fi tribal—fierce but precise. The dresses were constructed with peplums of kiltlike pleats and fringe encircling neat waists and Polynesian tribal motifs, which were either set into dresses or on jersey dévoré so as to appear painted on the skin.