as in illusion
an image that tricks a person's vision
Some may dismiss what we witnessed that night as an optical illusion, but we firmly believe it was a UFO.
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In September 2022, creative director Matthieu Blazy sent a stream of leather optical illusions down the Fall-Winter runway.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 July 2024
The technique creates an optical illusion of jeans being stuck or glued to the wearer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 July 2024
Saturn retrograde is an optical illusion in which the planet appears to be moving backward but is only moving slower in its solar orbit.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
The dark gray frame is part of the artwork that shows 12 different squares layered on top of each other, using light and dark shades of gray to create an optical illusion inspired by Mach Bands, a gradient effect named after physicist Ernst Mach.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 June 2024
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 July 2024
The technique creates an optical illusion of jeans being stuck or glued to the wearer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 July 2024
Saturn retrograde is an optical illusion in which the planet appears to be moving backward but is only moving slower in its solar orbit.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
The dark gray frame is part of the artwork that shows 12 different squares layered on top of each other, using light and dark shades of gray to create an optical illusion inspired by Mach Bands, a gradient effect named after physicist Ernst Mach.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 June 2024
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