The Aesthetic Characteristics of the Trompe L'oeil Art in Fashion Design

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to make a contribution to the development of creative fashion culture through the expansion of creative fields in the fashion design area and also the combination of fashion and art techniques, by classifying the cases of Trompe Loeil expressed in modern fashion, and also analyzing its aesthetic characteristics. Conducting the qualitative research through the literature study and the analysis of design cases, The results are as follows: First, based on the preceding research, the types of Trompe Loeil expressed in modern fashion were shown as realistic expression of clothing, movement of daily objects, double images, and application of human body. Second, the aesthetic characteristics of Trompe Loeil based on its expression types were deconstruction, avant-garde, and amusements. The deconstruction was expressed in the expression type of Trompe Loeil such as freedom of materials using digital printing technique, change in the position of clothes, and movement of daily items using collage technique by collecting objets like daily items or waste. The avant-garde was expressed by switching/overlapping in and out of clothes, intentionally exposing some body parts like breast or torso, displacing body parts, and moving daily items. The amusements was shown by realistically expressing accessories or details of clothes using digital printing technique, or moving daily items such as book and fork.

Keywords

• trompe l'oeil
• fashion design
• optical illusion
• digital printing