Dressing up according to your personality is defined as an individual’s relatively consistent inclinations and preferences across contexts.
Research shows that fashion is sometimes what people respond to and a vehicle through which humans can command and project. Clothes can sometimes reflect who you are by the confidence and comfort your clothes make you feel.
You are what you wear!
Captivate and cues author, Vannessa van Edwards says that the clothes you wear and accessories you use to dress up or down say a lot about you. How you act and how you feel around others will be from the clothes you have on, for example, if you’re wearing clothes that are uncomfortable, it will reflect on your confidence.
Without noticing, sometimes clothes leave cues as to what type of person you are. You can go a long time without noticing but people will start pointing it out for you.
How to be seen as professional
Choosing dark colors and elegant accessories are seen to be formal, this is based on how people regard you as a professional.
However, you can use your fashion sense and adapt a few things to what is regarded as professional, for example, dark colors can be depressing to some people and they would rather wear colors that are earthy.
To be seen as casual
Choosing one statement piece and vibrant colors that speak to your personality.
If you’re a creative or artist
Choose clothes that express that side of you, be creative with your clothes so they can introduce the type of person that you are before you even introduce yourself.
Allow your fashion sense to communicate for you. Forget the “normal” way and be daring.
How to be seen as unique
Fashion should be a representation of who you are, sometimes trends come and go into different seasons and you lose the sense of who you are.
Find what gives you confidence the most, for example, colors, accessories or print and make that reflect on your outfits. Let your clothes make a statement to get to a point where people will say “these pants look like something you would wear.”
How to be seen as powerful
According to a study by Professor Abraham Rutchick from California State University, fashion does not only impact other people’s impression of us, it affects how we feel and how we think about ourselves.
Although, suits, ties, formal dresses, gives you an advantage in negotiations and for people to take you seriously, “Putting on formal clothes makes us feel powerful, and that changes the basic way we see the world,” says Rutchick
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