For the next episode of America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks appears to have ripped off a recent issue of Vogue magazine that saw one model being transformed and posing as a multi-racial, multi-cultural woman.
The pictures for the next episode of America’s Next Top Model show that the remaining six girls have been madeover to look like they are from different cultures and tribes.
Implications - Our growing awareness for other global cultures has inspired a meteoric rise in tribal fashion and culturally inspired clothing. Designers are taking inspiration from faraway landscapes, fabrics and even sources of sustenance to inform exotic fashion collections that resound with well-heeled consumers back at home.
Hyper-Cultural Pictorals
The America's Next Top Model Shoot Borrows Inspiration from Vogue
Trend Themes
1. Cultural-inspired Fashion - The rise of multiculturalism and our global awareness inspires designers to create fashion collections with inspiration from faraway landscapes, fabrics, and cultures.
2. Tribal Fashion - The trend of tribal fashion experiences a meteoric rise due to growing awareness of global cultures.
3. Multi-cultural Representation - Increasing representation and awareness of diverse cultures and identities inspires multi-cultural fashion and beauty shoots.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry can capitalize on the growing trend of multiculturalism by creating collections with inspiration from different cultures and landscapes.
2. Beauty Industry - The beauty industry can leverage the increasing awareness of diverse cultures and identities to create multi-cultural beauty products and advertising campaigns.
3. Media and Entertainment Industry - The media and entertainment industry can create more multi-cultural representation in fashion, beauty, and entertainment to promote diversity and inclusion.