Your clothes are a good indicator of what is happening inside you and a very good mirror of your feelings! Scientist Karen J. Pine has collected scientific findings that illustrate the influence of clothes on how you feel and what others think of you in the book Mind What You Wear: The Psychology of Fashion.
Karen J. Pine writes in her book that your attitude towards yourself is also formed with the help of clothes. He defends the idea that you have to dress in a certain way if you want to impress people in a certain way. The choice of clothes should, among other things, affect yours self-confidence. This was also confirmed by one of her researches: 73 percent people should dress the way they do because they do they want to feel confident. Comfort and expression were ranked second and third in this survey.
In the book, she also dealt with the question of happiness, namely that she found that clothes affect how you feel and they send a signal to other people about what yours is like mental health.
WHAT DOES YOUR STYLE TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOU?
- Women who dress provocatively are in the eyes of others appear less capable like those women who dress conservatively.
- The human eye likes to travel through the patterns on clothes, so it can happen that with it others You "optically deceive" that you are bigger than you really are.
- People believe they are mentally stronger when they wear a T-shirt with the character of Superman.
- A woman who comes to a job interview dressed in men's clothing, will be noticed sooner like a woman who is dressed femininely.
- Women first notice a smile and eyes on a man, while men notice fashion sense, then face and body.
- If you dress in uniform, people will think yes you are aggressive and like to command.
- People will rthey lend money to those who have a similar fashion style to them.
- People do they move faster if they are walking behind someone who is wearing a red suit. With blue, the effect is the opposite.
Among other things, the scientist wanted to find out how you affect your mood with specific fashion pieces. So she developed a list 10 lucky clothes!
LIST OF 10 LUCKY CLOTHES ACCORDING TO SCIENTIST KAREN J. PINE
1. Peplum dresses (the word peplum comes from ancient Greek and means a blanket or an upper skirt) will lift your mood because you will feel comfortable and feminine.
2. A piece of special jewelry, which defines you, will make you happy because you will feel special, like wearing a medal.
3. Earth colors they connect you with nature, protect you from negative emotions and give you extra energy.
4. Playful patterns they can revive the carefree feelings you experienced as a child.
5. Combining fashion pieces that according to the rules you shouldn't combine, can make you happy because the brain enjoys novelty and surprises.
6. Loose clothing and flat-soled shoes they give you the sense of freedom of movement associated with adventure and travel. Tight clothes create the opposite effect.
7. Vintage clothing and accessories, which are sometimes of better quality, connect you with stories from past times.
8. Natural materials they connect you with nature.
9. Floral patterns are associated with spring, you feel feminine and healthy.
10. Every trend you like improves your mood.
