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The psychology of fashion — it's more than just clothes

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Why do humans create and follow fashion trends?(Getty: Uma Shankar sharma)

Fashion can embody a lot: status, identity, belonging...

A great outfit makes us feel confident, but the fashion industry can be harmful to our self esteem. 

So what does fashion say about us? And why as humans do we even care about clothes?

Guests:
Anouchka Grose
Psycholoanalyst
Writer
Author of Fashion: A Manifesto

Carolyn Mair
Cognitive psychologist
Fashion business consultant
Founder, Carolyn Mair Consulting Limited
Author of The Psychology of Fashion

Producer:
Rose Kerr

Sound engineer:
Beth Stewart

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Psychology, Fashion