If your first instinct is to light a candle to melt away stress or go for a run to feel energized, you’ll want to add another tool for influencing your mood: the colors you pick out when getting dressed. We all know that fashion is inherently linked with how we feel, a tool we use to express our innermost emotions to the outside world, but psychological research asserts that it can go the other way too, that the colors we choose can end up influencing our mood and beyond that even our stress levels and attention span.
For us fashion people, that means that something as seemingly benign as picking out a red top versus a blue top might actually be a more significant choice than we thought, which is why we thought it would be fun to educate ourselves (and you) on the best colors for mood and the feelings each of them evokes. Guided by the exact color trends as dictated by the S/S 2020 runways, we’re explaining the effect each one is said to have, and, of course, inspiring you with a few ways to wear each hue……