Is there Psychology Behind Your Outfit

Wear your heart on your sleeve

 and your brain in your sweater.

True Fact: Your emotional state is playing a huge role in your outfit today. Whether you woke up feeling ready to conquer the world or hide under a rock, the clothes you select out of your closet are a direct reflection of your current mood, even if you weren't consciously aware of it as you shuffled around in your closet. "Clothing doesn't just influence others, it reflects and influences the wearer's mood, many of the women felt they could alter their mood by changing what they wore.",  this is a quote by Dr. Karen Pine, that examined the connection between women's emotional states and what they wore.

Psychologists like Dr. Pine, there are many other professionals who are aware of the connection between our minds and fashion choices. Being a Fashion Designer, Make-up artist and Stylist for the past 4 year professionally, we tend to direct looks by moods and atmosphere and this allows views , readers and others to understand and comprehend with the character or the emotion we want to depict.  

IF YOU ARE FEELING LIKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETELY SUCKS, YOU WANT TO WRAP YOURSELF IN A COZY, OLD SWEATER.

Below we go through five common emotions affect our sartorial choices...so you can tell at a glance, mood-ring style, how every girl in the room is feeling.

Mood: Frustrated

Shedding physical reminders of a bad situation, clothes included. Often people transfer negative emotions onto their clothing. If they go on a date and it doesn't go well, they want to direct the negative feelings toward an object rather than themselves. Even if you haven't participated in clothes-shaming, you might have felt a strong urge to modify your look after a hard day. Changing out of your work clothes to something comfy when you get home isn't noteworthy, but sitting through the meeting from hell in a green dress might result in an off-duty combo made of colors exclusively from the warm side of the color palette. 

Mood: Confident

When you're feeling empowered, you'll want to put on something fierce. A dress that enhances the body can be valued not only because it makes the wearer feel more confident, but also because remembering the confidence and admiration these garments brought is valued long after it has ceased to be worn.  It's not an LBD for everyone, but the feeling it gives is the same. It's that thing that makes you feel like the truest, strongest version of yourself and one your brain knows has been received positively before.

Mood: Nervous

Got a major meeting on the calendar at work? Know your stuff backward and forward, but consider what you're wearing too. Putting on formal clothes makes us feel powerful.  Wearing casual clothes signifies a comfortable, intimate environment, but not always ideal for being on our A-game. What counts as formal will vary person to person, but the traditional definition would lean to tailored trousers, sharp blazers, and classic pencil skirts and shifts.

Mood: Tired

When you're worn out, choosing an outfit can be compared to running a marathon. This is the time people are most likely to reach toward a go-to uniform, happily removing another decision from the day. Whether it's jeans, boots, and a sweater or a loudly printed dress, it's something that requires zero thought. Conversely, if you want to beat the beat feeling, rely on the power of en-clothed cognition. It's the idea that our thought processes are affected by physical things including, yip, again, what we're wearing. 

Mood: Happy

When you're riding a high, you'll naturally gravitate toward bold looks. Everyone's definition will vary, "happy clothes" are typically flattering, well made, and in bright colors . It's also common to see a feel-good feeling result in a surge of sartorial experimentation. You're more likely to try something new, be it a print you've always admired or a silhouette that had felt daunting in the past.

So the next time you get dressed in the morning, take a look in the mirror and examine the reflection. You wearing your emotions for everyone to view... so choose wisely

xoxo

Miss Wiss...