Life coach Ashna Dhanuka divulges the reasons behind the way an individual wears clothes
Dress to impress and aspire to reinspire, aren’t most of us so busy doing this? Our fashion choices of clothes, accessories, makeup etc. are often encouraged by celebrities, style icons, our friends, and now social media fashion influencers, but that’s not it, we’re also influenced by our emotions and memories. There is always a good reason behind why we select a particular outfit for a function, it could be copied by a celebrity or could be our own style. People around always judge us by the way we dress and carry ourselves, hence to reflect a real image and not fake it to the world, we should all dress in our own style which defines our personality and also we are comfortable wearing.
Below mentioned are the 3 main psychological reasons behind the way we dress.
- Emotions play a MAJOR role
I trust in the fact that sometimes we dress a certain way is might be because of how we have been raised, as things that we have seen as a child have an impact on our minds. As a child, we copy our mothers, and eventually, we get our own sense of style but that a childhood memory of dressing like her unconsciously remains within us, hence, our outfits might sometimes be inspired by our emotions & memories that we have.
- Fear of being left out?
We feel, if we don’t dress the best or as good as others, people will leave and judge us, this often happens due to peer pressure and the pressure of portraying a certain image about ourselves to others. In the entire process of impressing others, we lose our own sense of style and step out of our comfort zone (which could also be risky). Basically, if your face, voice, and stance are saying one thing, but your clothes say another, people can tell. So it’s worth trying to figure out what YOU like, rather than what people should like.
I feel a person looks and feels their best when dressed for themselves instead of others. So, all the girls out there, just be confident and kill it with your own style and positive aura.
- Having an identity crisis
The identity crisis here is not as scary as it may sound. When you see situations of crisis and crucial changes in life, you will see a different style or a change in the person’s overall look. It’s because our sense of self is reflected in the clothes we wear. This often happens in teenagers, they keep changing their looks and styles from gothic to girly and tomboyish over 6 months. At that time we are figuring out the group that we belong to, but as you get older, you’ll find your style reflects your life: if you’re stuck in a rut, your style will be too. If you’re all over the place, then you’ll be a clothing chameleon.
Contributed by: Ashna Dhanuka, Life Coach
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