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    The massai tribe clothing
    (UMT.Lahore, 2018) KSHAF NAZIR
    The Maasai tribe is very versatile in terms of clothing colors and designs that can be manipulated to reflect in the modern day fashion. The colors like red, black, blue in both respects stripped and checkered are a part of the Maasai clothing culture which can be used in modern styles as well. A plaid pattern can also be used to reflect their culture. As a whole the clothing style is quite unique and eye catching for sure.The thesis will involve a great use mainly three things from the Maasai people’s clothing. Colors, clothing pattern and cloth texture will be extracted from their clothing style for representation and implementation of the thesis. o The colors like red, blue, black and a hint of pink along with olive green is found in abundance in their clothing. The wide range of colors that are a part of their culture will be used abundantly and an array of these colors will be present so that it reflects their culture right down to the core. o The cloth used mainly involves the use of thick, warm texture like wool, khaddar and Grundy. The warm and thick cloth will provide a very attractive aspect of designing clothes that reflect their culture. o The pattern is unique as they make use of stripped, checkered and plaid patterns, of which the most abundantly present is stripped. The patterns are all in geometrical shapes which provide a very specific direction for designing and of course it will make use of certain techniques like block printing and digital printing as well in order to modernize the outcome. Apart from that one of the main features of their outfit is the use of beads. The beads are also used in a certain pattern that can be implemented into the clothing to reflect that side of their clothing. The final prepared product will be a clear representation of the Maasai tribe’s clothing style which will be used in such a way as to set their clothing according to the modern era of fashion without losing the originality of their culture. The culture has a potential to develop as a modern day fashion style so the thesis will be a clear representation of their culture but from a brighter and a newer perspective so that it can fit in well with the fashion of the modern times.