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LESSON 2 · The Body-Confident Wardrobe

PAUSE TO THINK

Are stripe effects a simple vertical-versus-horizontal rule?

No, the effect is context-dependent

Classic Helmholtz-illusion research complicates the usual vertical-slimming rule. Stripe width, spacing, body size, and garment cut can change what the eye reads.

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