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Fashion for Disabilities
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Fashion for Disabilities

Another fun fact about me: I was born with Microtia and Atresia, which means that I have an underdeveloped ear and no ear canal. The biggest fashion struggle I definitely faced throughout my life (and still do) is the inability to wear sunglasses.

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Fashion Therapy
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Fashion Therapy

Completely different from retail therapy, fashion therapy involves dressing to express your personality and most authentic self. Find out how fashion therapy helped my friend Amy and how it can help you, too!

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Why I Buy Fast Fashion
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Why I Buy Fast Fashion

What happened to buying clothing, investing in fashion, and wearing things for more than a hot minute? Our society has become obsessed with wearing a new outfit every time we go out, never wearing the same thing twice, and not posting photos in whenever it is that we might wear again.

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Post-Pandemic Fashion
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Post-Pandemic Fashion

After the pandemic ends will we want to throw on some heels and big earrings? I took a poll a few days ago on Instagram and saw that more women predicted that fashion would be dressy rather than casual, but not by many votes.

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De la Nouvelle-Orléans à Orléans, France
Rachel Bernhard @thechicpsyche Rachel Bernhard @thechicpsyche

De la Nouvelle-Orléans à Orléans, France

Le 20 juin dernier, les deux villes décident de nouveau de s’associer pour créer l'un des premiers défilés de mode virtuels, « Connected Capsule », une show inspiré par la pandémie COVID-19 et les événements mondiaux actuels.

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Normalize Black Beauty
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Normalize Black Beauty

Tamia Hayes, my friend and future psychologist, discusses racial microaggressions in relation to black models the fashion industry.

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Retail Therapy
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Retail Therapy

Retail therapy generally has more to do with the reason behind shopping rather than the actual object being purchased. 

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Fitspiration Fashion
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Fitspiration Fashion

The fitspiration movement continues to grow within the fashion industry, promoting a healthy lifestyle that can take you through your everyday activities and bring you to your workout classes at the gym.

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Fashion of Dating
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Fashion of Dating

Fashion gives individuality in the world of dating, and helps people to seek partners who’s overall style might attract them.

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Little Black Dress
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Little Black Dress

No matter what trends are in or decade it may be, the color black is always the chicest to the world of fashion and never goes out of style. So, why is this the case?

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Color Psychology
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Color Psychology

As mentioned in my blog about the fashion influence on mood, the color of your outfit can influence the moods and emotions you may feel. So how does this work and what do different colors symbolize?

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Fashion and Poor Health II
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Fashion and Poor Health II

The unhealthy dieting ways to achieve such goals put you at risk for increased chances of having dementia, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer’s later in life.

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Fashion and Poor Health I
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

Fashion and Poor Health I

In this blog series, split into two, I plan to discuss the issue of how fashion has and continues to cause body dissatisfaction and eating disorders, and in the second blog, “Women’s Brain Health at Risk,” I plan to discuss the resulting long-term health consequences for women.

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The Psychology of Fashion
Rachel Bernhard Rachel Bernhard

The Psychology of Fashion

I started wondering how fashion influences mood, emotions, and wellbeing, why people spend so much on luxury designer brands, how fashion is related to confidence, self-esteem, self-identity, depression, and anxiety, what retail therapy entails, and so much more.

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