Ethnic style of dress is defined by the use of pieces of garments, motifs, or embellishments characteristic of a cultural region other than the one in which the garments are meant to be worn. In the case of Western fashion, ethnic costumes are traditionally garments from non-Western cultures, like Asia or Africa. (1)
The lower image is a Geisha from Kyoto Japan wearing a traditional garment of Japanese culture.
The top image is of African women dressed in flowing African-style garments, perform traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women. (2) Both images depict ethnic garments from a Western cultures perspective.
(1)http://discussion.academyart.edu/sectionContent/54-23431/27073/session_09.html
(2) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.documentario.com
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