They say there is never a second chance after a first impression, so the best thing you can do is dress in accordance with the occasion.And it is that your way of dressing can say much more than you imagine.
Clothing, style, cutting or color are elements that are able to communicate our personality and from the point of psychology a lot of information has been obtained from different studies, collected in Psychology Today.
Enough "with five minutes of observation" to clothes to "get numerous conclusions about a person", they tell in this publication.And not only for a prepared observer, but also for friends, an appointment, etc....For example, your shoes can give clues about age, political affiliation, and emotional personality traits.
The importance of color
We are exposed to color psychology as soon as we are born: girls dress in pink, boys dress in blue.The color has the power to evoke everything, from femininity and masculinity to emotion and appetite.The clearest tones can suggest kindness, and darker tones can suggest authority.If we talk about tangible products, a Canadian study found that 90% of consumers' first impressions are based solely on color.
The particular red color is known for evoking strong emotions, passion and intensity.A study published in the magazine Biology Letters found that men dressed in red in athletic environments can inspire aggression and competition.Even in neutral situations, the men who wore reds were perceived as more aggressive and angry than the men who carried blue or gray.In a 2009 study, Dr. Juliet Zhu found that the blue color suggests "knowledge, power, integrity and seriousness.Evokes a sense of calm while stimulating creativity ".
Women who carry red, on the other hand, are perceived differently.In fact, men claim to feel more sexually attracted by women with red clothes and lipstick.Similarly, a study by the University of Rochester found waitresses who wore red lipstick gained greater tips than those that did not use that color.Women perceive other women dressed in red as a threat, perhaps because this color is very tied to sexual attraction and provocation.Psychology about this color is based, for both sexes, on biological matters.
Dress to impress
Business Insider recently reviewed several studies related to the first impressions.Among these, there were some that related the quality and cutting of clothing not only with status, but also and level of intelligence.
Apart from opting for brand clothes to imply a solvent (or high) economic status, people who have their custom clothing are considered more successful.
One of the most complicated cases is the one that refers to women and work, an area where they are judged to the maximum by their outfit.A study prepared by the University of Hertfordshire assured that the ideal solution to balance professional identity with attractive was the skirt suit.
Un estudio interesante publicado recientemente en Social Psychological & Personality Science encontró que las personas en ropa formal piensan de forma más abstracta y experimentan más sentimientos de poder, afirmando así la idea de que un traje 'confiere' poder.Abstract thinkers are more capable of solving problems, analyzing and evaluating complex issues and theories, as well as understanding relationships between verbal and nonverbal ideas.These people are perceived as people who accept challenges, with great emotional control and at the same time very creative and resolutive.
Harvard psychologists, meanwhile, make it clear that the suit must be squeezed in the workplace and opt for jeans out of work since, also using a suit in an informal meeting, what could be transmitted is opulence and delusions of greatness.
Fashion psychology: we become what we carry
If clothes can influence our thoughts, it can absolutely influence our mood.In his book Mind What You Wear: The Psychology of Fashion, Karen Pine cites Adam Galinski's investigation, who was the first to coin the term "Enclothed Cognition".This term initially referred to the improvements made in mental agility when the author a white coat.The white coat was unconsciously associated with more acute mental abilities, directly related to certain professions such as medicine, where professionals carry white bats.So, in essence, psychologists believe we become what we carry.
Clothing can provide large doses of self -confidence, which has an impact on both the workplace and social.
