dazzle camouflage
Dazzle camouflage was painted on warships from WWI into WWII to mislead targeting of torpedoes. This type of camouflage was bold and brash, not attempting to blend in, but rather overwhelm and confuse the eye. It disguised an object’s true direction or intention by breaking up its outline; making a familiar shape unrecognizable.
This series of costume pieces uses dazzle camouflage to disrupt eccentric or exaggerated body silhouettes, both hiding and drawing attention to the figure. The showy nature of the pattern lends itself to the costume of a dandy or a diva—my imagined characters are a dandy hunchback, a bearded diva, conjoined twins, an hourglass lady on promenade.
