Let us look at the Muller-Lyer illusion. Though the line segments in Figure A and Figure B are of the same length, our visual system fools us in believing that the line segment in Figure A (top figure) is smaller than the line segment in Figure B.
Applying this logic to your choice of dresses below:
The dress depicted in Figure 1 has the potential to create a wider
waistline than the dress in Figure 2 (in reality the red lines in both Figure 1
and Figure 2 are of equal length). Notice that Figure 1 is like the wider-looking line
segment (Figure B) of the Muller-Lyer illusion.
The dress depicted in
Figure 3 has the potential to create a slimmer waistline than the dress in
Figure 4 (in reality the red lines in both Figure 3 and 4 are of equal length).
Notice that Figure 3 is like the smaller-looking line segment (Figure A) of
the Muller-Lyer illusion.
Therefore the peplum waist (shown in Figure 1), an iconic look that is in fact back in style, has the potential to create a less flattering silhouette.
Cant virtually everything be explained through human perception and cognition?
This blog is co-written
with Lu Wang.
Photo credit:
Gwestheimer via Wikimedia Commons.
Interesting stuff!
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I find this very interesting and obviously I knew about the "Muller-Lyer illusion", but never placed it into these practical terms. Tonight I am exposing my wife to a bit of science!
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