Start with Typical Tribal Patterns

Tribal patterns are statement making prints that feature primitive art motifs, or the imagery of objects found in nature. This might be the enlarged skeleton silhouette form of a leaf, a simple bone outline or tooth, or the pattern of an animal skin.
Fashionable tribal fabric prints generally show strong bright colour contrasted against a neutral tone such a brown, ecru, charcoal or white base.
The colour is most often typical of simple natural dyes found in plant greenery, lichen and berries, bark and nuts, or sea products such as shells or fluid sacs.

Golden brown onion skins for example produce a wonderful mustard yellow tone and natural tones such as these are often the most used colours along with black for dramatic positive/negative contrast.
The advertising campaign picture above is courtesy of French Connections Spring Summer 2008 Campaign.Dress details - French Connection Purple and Mustard Leaf Print Dress £65. All these uncomplicated high street garments show tribal trend influence, yet each item is quite different. The rust red dress has black contrast decoration; the white print dress uses typical African colours in a simple block print. The purple voile dress features small traditional Asian patterns with a stamped wood block quality echoing the gold embossed hippy prints of Phool dresses of the 70s.
Monsoon Storm Red Halle dress £70Monsoon Spring/Summer 2008 from the Storm Collection.Centre - Maxi halter dress - Oasis Spring/08 Collection.Right - 2008 Monsoon Womenswear Masai dress £50 - Monsoon Spring/Summer 2008.

These ikat prints are very representative of two tone fashion prints of Summer 2008.
Tribal print sundress €13.00 due in store end of March from the Penneys Summer 2008 Collection.
Debenhams Womenswear Spring/Summer 2008 Collections -Red Herring tribal vest £18/€28 and tribal pattern skirt £25/€39,Gold hoop earrings £5/€7.75,EB by Erickson Beamon tribal stretch bead bracelet £20/€31, Mood gold chunky bangles £6/€9.50 each, Cream embossed floral bangle £12/€18.50,Brown and beige beaded stretch bracelet £8/€12.50, Mono wood stick stretch £7/€10.75, EB by Erickson Beamon silver coloured and wood bead stretch bracelet £15/€23.50 All items can be bought at Debenhams.
But if you are not keen on these earthy colour combinations near your face, then adopt the simple approach to going tribal and use this tribal fashion look only in an accessorizing way. You could soon be buying tribal fashion accessories, shoes, bags and jewellery at an online store or high street shop.