An Open Letter to Extroverts
On second thought, no need to put pen to paper on this one. Susan Cain explains it best. Preach, girl, preach! Photo credit: Julep67 Related articles Introverts are Not Failed Extroverts (psychologytoday.com) Extroverts and Introverts Need Each Other (marccortez.com) Introvert liberation (leavingbabylon.wordpress.com) Introverts, (gently) rejoice! We found a web series just for you (ted.com)
Clothing and Double Entendre
Does clothing hold the power to conceal as much as it reveals about any one person? Suppose you’re somewhat of an exuberant dresser. When you walk down the street, you command attention simply by virtue of the clothes on your back. Yet, you’re not an attention seeker like your sartorial choices would suggest. You’re more … Read more
Is Style Learned or Innate?
We all know or have come across someone with impeccable style, so impeccable that we’re in constant awe of their sartorial prowess. And it’s unanimous. People who know such a person will agree that she dresses without a fault. This person never disappoints, and never ceases to amaze us, as her sartorial presentations always elicit … Read more
The Psychology of Style
Fashion. Style. Are the two synonymous? Interchangeable? Can the latter exist without the former? It’s sometimes difficult to make the distinction, what with the inundation of periodic trend forecasts, dictates on the latest must-haves, and the ever changing state of prêt-à-porter. It seems as though the lines are blurred. While fashion makes constant reference to the outside … Read more
Clothing, Identity and the Case of the ‘Genderless’ Baby
Posted by Katia on June 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
As much as clothing serves as a means of identification, it is equally useful as a way to conceal, or at the very least render ambiguous one’s identity, which illustrates just how deep-seated our sartorial markers of class, gender, and identity are, and that, in spite of the changes fashion has undergone throughout the decades. … Read more
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