Right now, are you dressing for the person you are, the person you fear, or the person you want to be?
Not sure how to answer that question? Today’s guest — fashion psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell — is breaking it all down for us. Shakaila wrote the book Big Dress Energy and in this episode she’s talking about how you can harness your own big dress energy and dress for your best self.
We’re also talking about:
- The chemical warfare we’re up against when shopping
- How we can make more mindful purchasing decisions
- What the endowment effect is and how it can reduce fashion waste
- Plus how you can do a wardrobe ethnography
(P.S. Shakaila was on the show before too in episode 24 discussing the psychology behind what and why we buy!)
About Shakaila Forbes-Bell
Shakaila Forbes-Bell (@shakailaelise) is a fashion psychologist, the founder and editor-in-chief of Fashion Is Psychology (@fashionispsychology), and the best-selling author of Big Dress Energy, a book full of science-based tips on how to curate a mindful wardrobe. She is also the host of the Big Dress Energy podcast!
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