lilymiaomiao
05-06-2008, 02:42 AM
I know what you're talking about! It's called the "golden ratio". You can calculate it from things like the curve of a fern or a nautilus shell and it's also in the Fibonacci sequence. The golden ratio is 1.618... (it goes on forever). what you're talking about is just its inverse -- you can see 1/1.6 = is roughly equivalent to 2/3.
Leonardo DaVinci used it in his sketches of human proportion...
However. I wouldn't stress about it -- no one has actually proved it makes people more attractive -- it's still just a theory and certainly doesn't apply to every outfit! I think the most important things are still VERY, VERY basic. Wear things that flatter you, make eye contact. Etc.
I read about how the golden ratio is honed into technique by artists and musicians, in terms of interval/spatial relationships (ex. color, composition, tones, etc), and when observed, is very aesthetically pleasing. Masters of painting have perfected the golden rectangle within their subject matter. Golden interval in a scale (a major sixth, i think?) sound most pleasing to a universal audience, of various cultural backgrounds and musical preferences.
That said, you have a point about outfit ratios... It must be in the natural subconscious, to enjoy the beauty of 1.618...
Leonardo DaVinci used it in his sketches of human proportion...
However. I wouldn't stress about it -- no one has actually proved it makes people more attractive -- it's still just a theory and certainly doesn't apply to every outfit! I think the most important things are still VERY, VERY basic. Wear things that flatter you, make eye contact. Etc.
I read about how the golden ratio is honed into technique by artists and musicians, in terms of interval/spatial relationships (ex. color, composition, tones, etc), and when observed, is very aesthetically pleasing. Masters of painting have perfected the golden rectangle within their subject matter. Golden interval in a scale (a major sixth, i think?) sound most pleasing to a universal audience, of various cultural backgrounds and musical preferences.
That said, you have a point about outfit ratios... It must be in the natural subconscious, to enjoy the beauty of 1.618...