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The surprise effect

"These design features are trending again as they are just fun, so unbelievably comfortable and also super flattering for every body shape, so I feel like everyone can take part, which is really cool," adds Rhea Francois, a London-based stylist who works with Sabrina Elba, Maya Jama and Nava Mau

Both points can coexist without any contradiction in the science of perception

CLARY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Oscars: Best of the worst dresses Faye Dunaway's 2007 Oscars dress was so out there -- crazy tailoring, oddly placed ruffles reminiscent of a clown's collar -- that we're going to applaud her for even having the guts to wear it