# Hallucinatory Sahara Photoshoots Geometric Desert by Marcos Paulo Piccoli is Brilliantly Blurry By Meghan Young | Published 2013-01-16 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geometric-desert References: [trendland](http://trendland.com/geometric-desert-by-marcos-paulo-piccoli/) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/hexoplexo) The Geometric Desert photo series will make viewers feel as though they have just spent the day under a sweltering sun. As though succumbing to hallucinations, a man appears like a mirage on the horizon. Blurred around the edges, he poses strongly against the [blue skies and white sands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-azzurra) of the striking location. Featuring the [fashion of Brazil-based designer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alessandro-micheles) Marcos Paulo Piccoli, the Geometric Desert photo series further blurs the line between fantasy and reality by adding a futuristic edge by way of the clothing. With a shaman-like aesthetic, the outfits are bright white and billowing. Nevertheless, there are structured elements in the form of spiked jackets, gold jewelry and bold headpieces that add the geometric qualities cited in the title of the photo series, Geometric Desert. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: South America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Geometric Fashion:** Incorporating geometric elements into fashion like in Marcos Paulo Piccoli's photo series presents an opportunity for designers to introduce futuristic and structured pieces into their collections. - **Optical Illusion Photography:** Photographers can experiment with incorporating blurriness and distortion into their works to create optical illusions and immerse viewers into surreal environments like in the Geometric Desert series. - **Virtual Reality Fashion Shows:** Fashion industry professionals can utilize the concept of hallucinatory or fantastical environments and designs to create immersive virtual reality fashion shows that offer unique and interactive experiences to viewers from anywhere in the world. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** The Geometric Desert photo series showcases unique fashion design ideas that can inspire the fashion industry to create new collections with geometric and futuristic elements. - **Photography:** The use of blurriness and distortion in the Geometric Desert photo series can inspire photographers to incorporate similar techniques in their works, presenting opportunities for new art installations and even commercial applications. - **Virtual Reality:** Virtual reality technology can provide a platform for immersive and interactive fashion shows that showcase unique and surreal environments like the Geometric Desert series, offering a new avenue for fashion events and marketing strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Desert-Inspired Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rudsak-ss25-collection.md) - [Large-Scale Sculpture Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desert-x1.md) - [Dreamy Summer Swimwear Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triangls-mirage-drop.md) - [Sand Dune-Inspired Wall Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sahara-wall-panel.md) - [Desert-Inspired Boutique Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omani-desert-popup.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Pixelated Runway Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixelated.md) - [Identity-Exploring Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shapes-we-take.md)