An Illusion To The Eye

There is a story behind every designer’s collection and this spring you get to see lots of them through optical illusion prints. There were variations from monochromes of black and white to many diverse shades of colors. What is essential to remember is that you can balance your body’s proportions with these optical illusion prints. It is a known fact that vertical lines make you look slimmer and taller than horizontal lines. But placement is also very important as the closer these vertical lines are placed, the slimmer you will look. Including, diagonal lines create a slimming effect, regardless of where they are placed on the body. A perfect example, is a blazer’s pockets that are placed at a certain angle that looks as if it is contouring the body shape. Nonetheless, what optical illusion prints do is play around further with your body shape in a rather discrete manner. And as they are so fascinating to look out, everyone’s attention will be more on the print than on your body’s voluptuous curves. Dries Van Noten showcased fascinating tops with cinched waistlines focusing on a pretty green and yellow swirling pattern. Also, J.W. Anderson’s contrasting black and white swirls against the sea blue zigzag pattern in the middle of the mini skirt kept many people engrossed. To bring further confusion to these illusionary prints, designers like Daks created black and white mirrored prints.