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‘What we wear can be an indicator of what’s going on for us internally’

If you believe that fashion is purely for fun, think again. One of the simplest ways we can transform our emotions and overall confidence, and affect our personal experiences is through the clothes we choose to wear. By recognising how our clothes make us feel and embracing our own personal style we can dress for success.

It all comes down to a phenomenon scientists call “enclothed cognition”, which is the systematic influence that clothes can have on a wearer’s mental and psychological processes. According to the authors of a 2012 study published in the this influence is, firstly, a result of the

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