psychological impact of clothing Quotes

Clothes are the way you present yourself to the world; they affect the way the world feels and thinks about you; subconsciously they affect the way you feel and think about yourself.

There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.

It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing.

There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them.

I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being well dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which religion is powerless to bestow.

Has a woman who knew she was well-dressed ever caught a cold?

What a strange power there is in clothing.

It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state.

I don't follow trends - it's more of an instinct thing. Honestly, I'm kind of my own worst client. I wake up and go, "I have nothing to wear!" But that's what makes it interesting. I ask, what would make me feel good? I think it's a constant challenge because clothes are so personal. For me, my clothes are related to my mood. If I feel like I'm not wearing the right thing, I don't feel confident. I think it's in everybody's psyche.

Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.

Maybe it's superficial to exude a sense of confidence in one's clothes. But it's also integral. We have an appearance. Not all of us are beautiful. But we can appear fine looking. So we should. Feeling good about an outfit is the point at which that outfit finally becomes good.

When it's only clothes, that is not satisfying enough for me. I don't think I could do this for 10, 20 years if that was all. It also has to be about a psychology or a mentality or a concept.