Why does small black and white farbric photograph funy?

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 Cute bow details:




Why is that blck and white stripes always look  so funny up close?
The skirt is a tiered black and white striped farbic,black spiderweb lace and a elastic waist band. The bow detail is the fabric and lace together,with stripes of the left over lace for a tail.
I promised my self that this year I would make something for me every month. This is january's project. The question is what's in store for feb. ?