GABA Dressing: The Style Approach Your Nervous System May Thank You For
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GABA Dressing: The Style Approach Your Nervous System May Thank You For

ByFatima

I’m sure we  all already know that Dopamine Dressing is a thing — using one’s clothes to spark joy, typically via visual interest, bold colours, and novelty. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter of reward and motivation, the chemical messenger that lights up when something delightful happens. For those whose nervous systems thrive on novelty and visual…

Back to Black 🖤
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Back to Black 🖤

ByFatima

This post is called “Back to Black” because I’ve returned to wearing black. Well, to be more accurate, I never left…..(more on that below). It’s also a nod to one of my favourite songs by the beautiful talent that was Amy Winehouse. Black was something of a signature colour for Amy —her hair, her ever-present…

Introducing Midnight Summer
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Introducing Midnight Summer

ByFatima

Soft. Smokey. Deep….. Midnight Summer has the depth typically associated with Winter, but also possesses the soft, gentle chroma associated with Summer. Are you unsure whether you truly belong to Winter or Summer? Do you crave softness in your colours — but find that the traditional Summer palettes (like those from Sci/Art or similar systems)…

Personal Style as Memory: How Memory and Personal Aesthetic Intersect
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Personal Style as Memory: How Memory and Personal Aesthetic Intersect

ByFatima

Style isn’t necessarily invented. Maybe sometimes it’s simply remembered. When someone dresses well, it often has less to do with rules and more to do with what they remember, honour, or instinctively return to. Even on the runway, we mainly see a fresh take on an old style — a never-ending recycling of a former…

Shadow Tones and Secret Harmonies
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Shadow Tones and Secret Harmonies

ByFatima

There are certain colours that aren’t just flattering — they actually belong to you.  Because they already exist in your face (and body, and hair, and eyes….) These are sometimes referred to as Body Harmony Colours, and  include your natural hair colour and eye colour, the colour of your gums and palms. Within the broad…