If your mood has ever done a 180-degree flip right after dressing up to step out, the outfit itself could be the reason. It’s not a secret that what we wear influences our attitude; clothing can make us feel a little more confident, secure and maybe even cool. Dopamine dressing is a fashion trend that highlights this perspective and encourages bright and loud colours, fabrics and textures for that instant pick-me-up.

Mausam Nagda, a counselling psychologist and an expressive art therapist, shares, “Colour is a powerful communication tool and can be used to signal action and influence mood. Some of the effects of colours appear across cultures. Warm colours like red, yellow and orange evoke higher arousal emotions such as love, passion, happiness, and anger. Cool colours like blue, green, and purple are linked to calmness, sadness and indifference. Colours can trigger these arousal states and emotions.”