I love this. I find I have different personalities that come out at different times when it comes to dressing. Day to day Professional Izzy loves monochromatic textures and layers. I love simple but beautiful and I take effort to dress and get ready every day even if I’m working from home because it makes me feel confident and so good. When I go to parties and BM for example, the super colorful glitzy Disco Barbie comes out after months of putting my outfits together. But I couldn’t be Disco Barbie every day, she’s the maximalist version of me that comes out to play. I do love architectural pieces and I’d love to lean more into these as a way to express. This article is great!! Thank you!
What an absolute phenomenal read! Seventy-five percent of women believe clothes can change how they feel. Only six percent reach for something expressive. I research Fashion Psychology as well so 👋 fellow researcher and I am sad to say that this outcome does not surprise me. The rest reach for regulation. That is not a belief problem, it is a usage problem. You own a piano, you are using it as a shelf. And the thing they want most (self-expression, 35%) is the thing they are currently rationing. You do not wait until you feel like yourself to dress like yourself. You dress like yourself until you remember who that is. The gap is not knowledge, it is permission. Women know clothes are powerful, they know expression feels better than regulation, they know the right outfit changes the entire weather system of their day. But they are waiting for a less chaotic Tuesday before they will let themselves use it. The shift is internal. The audience is optional. The embodiment is not. The click-clack is a decision to be embodied, to take up audible physical unmissable space. Thank you for bringing this to peoples attention. Because I truly believe if we know how amazing the instruments in our closets are, we might actually start playing. ♥️
Ooo this is interesting! I think more colours is seen as more expressive and out of the norm in this day and age, thats why people wait for the permission slip. I think people who wear colours has a more strong sense of self, or let's just say are bolder. Thats my take on it for the majority. Some people like muted tones because its calmer and not as loud, and frankly easier to style(capsule wardrobe) haha. I think colours is somthing you'll need to have the courage to step into as well.
Really awesome read
thank you for always being so sweet + supportive <3
I love this. I find I have different personalities that come out at different times when it comes to dressing. Day to day Professional Izzy loves monochromatic textures and layers. I love simple but beautiful and I take effort to dress and get ready every day even if I’m working from home because it makes me feel confident and so good. When I go to parties and BM for example, the super colorful glitzy Disco Barbie comes out after months of putting my outfits together. But I couldn’t be Disco Barbie every day, she’s the maximalist version of me that comes out to play. I do love architectural pieces and I’d love to lean more into these as a way to express. This article is great!! Thank you!
What an absolute phenomenal read! Seventy-five percent of women believe clothes can change how they feel. Only six percent reach for something expressive. I research Fashion Psychology as well so 👋 fellow researcher and I am sad to say that this outcome does not surprise me. The rest reach for regulation. That is not a belief problem, it is a usage problem. You own a piano, you are using it as a shelf. And the thing they want most (self-expression, 35%) is the thing they are currently rationing. You do not wait until you feel like yourself to dress like yourself. You dress like yourself until you remember who that is. The gap is not knowledge, it is permission. Women know clothes are powerful, they know expression feels better than regulation, they know the right outfit changes the entire weather system of their day. But they are waiting for a less chaotic Tuesday before they will let themselves use it. The shift is internal. The audience is optional. The embodiment is not. The click-clack is a decision to be embodied, to take up audible physical unmissable space. Thank you for bringing this to peoples attention. Because I truly believe if we know how amazing the instruments in our closets are, we might actually start playing. ♥️
Ooo this is interesting! I think more colours is seen as more expressive and out of the norm in this day and age, thats why people wait for the permission slip. I think people who wear colours has a more strong sense of self, or let's just say are bolder. Thats my take on it for the majority. Some people like muted tones because its calmer and not as loud, and frankly easier to style(capsule wardrobe) haha. I think colours is somthing you'll need to have the courage to step into as well.