Op Art Fashion
オプ・アート・ファッション / 1964–late 1960s / Style / Fashion History
1960s Op Art fashion moved repeated lines, sharp black-and-white contrast and perceptual vibration into straight mini-dresses, knits and paper clothing, letting the pattern swell, flicker and turn as the body moves.
High-contrast black-and-white lines, grids, waves and concentric forms / Geometry repeated finely enough to unsettle the eye / Simple shift silhouettes that leave patterns unbroken / All-over prints whose distortion changes with walking and body curvature
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Using body movement to produce stronger optical effects than a still image in performance or photography · Making a 1960s fashion statement legible at distance with few colors and a simple pattern
- Type
- Set a heavy sans in a plain band so it does not compete with the pattern frequency.
- Composition
- Use a straight form with few seams and carry the optical period uninterrupted from chest to hem.
- Material
- Vary line width and spacing in two high-contrast colors, then fit-test how stretch and curvature alter the effect.
- Caution
- Not every geometric print is Op Art. The structure must create perceptual vibration, expansion or depth.
- Further study
- 1966 Scott Paper op-art dress / Bridget Riley and optical pattern / Paper clothing and mass promotion
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