Dazzle For Fashion

After the development of submarines, but before the development of radar, British ships were painted in bizarre patterns known as Dazzle.

It is very difficult to hide a ship at sea. But the confusing and deceptive camouflage patterns of Dazzle could deceive anyone looking at the ship through a periscope as to the ship's direction and what type of ship it was. Dazzle might cause the observer to think a ship moving east-west was really moving north-south. It could confuse as to the number of ships in a convoy. In choppy seas and poor visibility it could even conceal a ship, since the Dazzle patterns look like waves.

You can do a search to see some examples of Dazzle patterns.

Now I think it is time for a peaceful use of Dazzle, as fashion. Wouldn't it be cool to have a jacket with Dazzle patterns? How about having your car painted in Dazzle?

If a business had vehicles they could have their own particular style of Dazzle. Wouldn't a town or city seem progressive if it's vehicles were painted in Dazzle? Dazzle would get attention in advertising. It would be ideal for signs and walls in buildings. Wouldn't going to school be more fun if the hallways were painted in Dazzle?

I believe that seeing things that are painted in one solid color prompts us to fit in and think like everybody else while seeing different designs and patterns makes us both be creative and to think for ourselves. If we could only see in black and white we would be more conformist than we are seeing in color.

On the subject of Britain I am pleased to see that my native Forest of Dean is one of the areas that has been least-afflicted by the virus. Maybe because it is somewhat geographically isolated.