Optical Illusion Dressing

Using Optical Illusions in Your Dressing to Achieve a Balanced Figure

We perceive things around us with our eyes but, sometimes, our brains can trick our eyes into seeing something different from what is actually there. Seeing, actually involves, not just the eyes, but the brain, the object you’re viewing and the environment in which it is placed.

Your brain gives a colour to the object you’re viewing based on the lights reflected by other objects surrounding it. In other words, the colour of the environment surrounding an object can affect the colour you see the object as.

Your eyes can trick you.

That is what optical illusion dressing is all about. Tricking others’ eyes to see you in a more flattering way. For example, using mesh panels, contrasting colours, side cutouts and contrasting stripes in your dressing.

The aim of using the technique of optical illusions in your dressing is to provide you with the appearance of a balanced, figure-eight shape.

The way you do this is: you apply this technique on areas on your body you wish to slim or de-emphasize. For example, your shoulders, collarbones, sides, waist and thighs.

An example of this slimming strategy is a white dress with black fabric on the sides (dark colours slim the area to which they’re applied).

Other Slimming Strategies

§  Using angled or diagonal stripes

§  Using vertical, closely-spaced lines

§  Wearing clothes in shades of one colour (monochromatic colour scheme)

§  Using stiff or heavy fabrics. Shiny fabrics make your figure appear larger.

§  Wearing dark fabrics

Aside from colours, you can also use your clothing style, clothing silhouette (cut and shape) plus the fabric of the cloth, to give you the shape you desire.

Slimming Tip:

The most slimming way to tuck in a blouse is to do a little twist with the fabric at the center of your back before tucking it into your skirt or trouser.

Before you can apply the optical illusion dressing technique, however, you need to know your current body shape and the body shape you intend to achieve.

Apart from knowing your body shape, you also need to know:

§  The right length of tops, shirts and jackets for your shape. Knowing where your tops should end; before, at, or below your waistline is crucial to your looking thinner and taller.

§  Where the waistline of the dress that’s perfect for you should be placed. Hint: it should be as low as possible on your body.

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