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Optical Allusions

With bold strokes and graphic silhouettes, designers are harnessing art’s power to challenge the eye. Harriet Quick examines the pattern.

January 2013
op-art inspired fashions
On female model: Michael Kors broadcloth jacket, shantung shirt, and broadcloth shorts. Mordekai by Ken Borochov chokers and cuff; Chanel gloves, bag, and shoes; vintage hat. On male models, from left: Salvatore Ferragamo wool jacket. Hardy Amies cotton shirt. Giorgio Armani wool pants, and tie. Gucci shoes. Louis Vuitton wool and silk jacket. Giorgio Armani cotton shirt, and tie. Salvatore Ferragamo wool pants. Falke socks; Tom Ford cummerbund and shoes.
January 2013
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