Do you pay attention to what colors you wear and the affect it has on your daily lives? Have you ever been in a situation when you were looking for a particular color to wear to an event, or just to have and couldn't find it? Well that's because color comes and goes like seasons. Color has an affect on everything. The way we respond to color is influenced by a mixture of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors. In my Intro to fashion design class, we discuss different colors and the emotions and symbols that are attached to them. Here are a few see below:
White: Pure/ Reborn
Symbols: Bride, Doves, Heaven, Peaceful Lifestlye
Wearing white keeps you cool and can make bright colors pop when worn together.
Black: Simple, Dark, Class
Symbols: Business, Authority, Dominance, Succeess
Wearing black absorbs light and is the most go-to color in fashion. Black can also make you look thinner, and slim. Another side of black can symbolize death, demonic, or death.
Blue: Calm, cool, collective
Symbols: Ocean, Summer
Blue is a popular color. Blue usually produces the opposite emotional response of the color red; peace of mind and tranquility.
**Fashion Tip: Wearing blue to job interviews shows potential employers your loyalty.**
Red: Intense, Attention Catcher
Symbols: Love, Sex, Fire, Hell
Red is simply the color that symbolizes passion and love. Wearing red will always draw attention to you because it catches the human eye. It's bright, vibrant, and sexy.
Yellow: Flirty, Cheerful, Happy
Symbols: Spring, Flowers, Sun
Yellow is said to be the most difficult color for the eye to process, it is an overpowering color. Yellow is yet a cheerful color,and has positivity connected with it: attracts positive attention, it puts you in a good mood and it's bold!
Brown: Calm, Addictive
Symbols: Earth, Nature, Pepsi, Coffee, Chocolate
Brown is a color that is abundant in nature. Shades of brown symbolize reliability and structure. Fashion experts say it's one ideal color to wear in an office setting.
What colors do you find yourself mostly wearing? Are you a wear "all black" type of person or you enjoy color and how does it affect your mood?
I find this very interesting. One of my favorite colors is Black. It kind of just fits me. Seeing how the symbols are authority and dominance makes it seems to make since. It's just something about the color black.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. Its very informative. My favorite color is black also. Im surprised you did not mention that black symbolize grown and sexy.
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