Dopamine Dressing
This autumn fashion trend puts you in a really good mood
Nina Sandbech at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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Fashion makes us happy! That’s why dopamine dressing is one of our favorite fashion trends of the year. The looks in bright colors are a true mood enhancer, especially on gray days.
It is not surprising that in difficult times people long for genuine feel-good looks. Black garments and outfits in muted colors can stay at the back of the wardrobe at the moment, instead pieces in strong, bright tones are popular. And there is only one rule: There is no such thing as too much colour! One of the most important fashion trends of 2022 is therefore: dopamine dressing – and that puts us in a really good mood.
Fashion as a mood enhancer: dopamine dressing
The fashion trend is named after the happiness hormone dopamine. The messenger substance activates the reward center in our brain and makes us so happy. Typically, we release dopamine when we do or get things that make us happy – like delicious food, exercise, social interactions, or when we achieve a goal that we’ve had in mind for a long time.
But a cheerful look can also ensure such a rush of happiness. That’s why bright colors, loud patterns and extravagant styles are the main focus when it comes to dopamine dressing. Because we find the bright tones in particular to be mood-lifting. Anyone who wears happy colors such as yellow, green, turquoise, orange or pink therefore feels more self-confident, livelier and happier. The feel-good looks let us shine from within, we feel energized and positive.
Dopamine dressing: good mood looks from simple to bold
In order to implement the fashionable mood lifter correctly, one important rule applies: We should feel comfortable in our clothes. Of course, everyone decides how colorful and eye-catching the look can be. Even small color accents such as a statement handbag or an extravagant pair of brightly colored shoes can provide a dopamine kick. If you want to approach the style even more slowly, you can also start with a lipstick in bright pink.
If you have a little more courage when it comes to colour, you can let your creativity run free when it comes to styling. Power suits in bright colors such as turquoise, pink or lemon green are particularly popular. You can’t go wrong with the Pantone trend color of the year 2022 either: It’s a lively and cheerful purple called “Very Peri”.
You can achieve the greatest happy kick if you combine several different shades in a color-blocking style, such as warm pink with lime green, as fashion influencer Leonie Hanne demonstrates with her casual summer style.
This is how we wear the trend in autumn
But the bright colors are not only popular in spring and summer. Especially on cold and gray autumn days, knitwear in bright colors can create a real mood booster worries. Loud knitted dresses, turtleneck sweaters and cardigans in combination with colorful accessories are our ultimate secret weapon for the winter and autumn blues.
The wonderful thing about the dopamine dressing trend is that it really suits everyone – and everyone can create feel-good looks according to their personal fashion preferences. The motto is very clear: Everything can, nothing must! So, what are you waiting for? Dress happy!