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Real or Faux
My aunt gave me her genuine blue fox fur coat as a gift when I turned 21. I just got it cleaned and revamped to keep it safe and lasting. It’s been on my mind lately, thinking about whether it’s acceptable to wear genuine fur today or if faux fur is a better option.
Fashion and Breast Cancer
Celebrating October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to tell you about some of the ways in which fashion can actually help women who are fighting breast cancer.
Voting in Style
Fashion is used as a medium for self-expression and to send a message to others. Checkout the fashion encouraging people to vote in the 2020 election!
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.
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!
Fashion and Depression
Why do people wear what they do when depressed? How can we use fashion to decrease our depressive symptoms?
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.
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.
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.
From New Orleans to Orléans, France
On June 20th New Orleans and Orléans, France partnered to create one of the first virtual fashion shows, known as Connected Capsule.
Normalize Black Beauty
Tamia Hayes, my friend and future psychologist, discusses racial microaggressions in relation to black models the fashion industry.
Restoring Recognition
Did you know that the first black woman fashion designer made First Lady Jacquelyn Kennedy’s wedding dress? She received no recognition for it.
Retail Therapy
Retail therapy generally has more to do with the reason behind shopping rather than the actual object being purchased.
Why We Buy Designer
Why do we buy and spend so much on luxury designer brands? Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Fendi, Dior... there is something special to us about these European brands.
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.
Fashion of Dating
Fashion gives individuality in the world of dating, and helps people to seek partners who’s overall style might attract them.
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?
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?
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.
The Psychology Behind Dressing for Work
Do you ever wonder how many times you can wear the same outfit to work without people wondering if you are wearing the same thing too often?
My aunt gave me her genuine blue fox fur coat as a gift when I turned 21. I just got it cleaned and revamped to keep it safe and lasting. It’s been on my mind lately, thinking about whether it’s acceptable to wear genuine fur today or if faux fur is a better option.