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dopamine dressing

dopamine dressing noun: the act of wearing clothing or accessories that elicit positive emotions and boost the wearer's mood.

Noun

dopamine dressing (uncountable)

  1. The act of wearing clothing or accessories that elicit positive emotions and boost the wearer's mood.
    • When people think of wearapy, dopamine-dressing is often the first thing that comes to mind because it provides psychological grounding to the ‘look good, feel good’ concept.2022, Shakaila Forbes-Bell, Big Dress Energy: How Fashion Psychology Can Transform Your Wardrobe and Your Confidence, Little, Brown Book Group, page 111
    • And the phrase ‘dopamine dressing’ has become a popular fashion phrase to describe clothes that make us feel happy. The dopamine part comes from the idea that wearing something happy gives you a rush, which is linked to the chemical dopamine released in the brain.2023, Erica Davies, Style Chapters: Practical dressing for every life stage, Hodder & Stoughton, page RA1-PA7

Origin of dopamine dressing

Coined by American fashion psychologist Dawnn Karen in 2020.

Questions about dopamine dressing

What does dopamine dressing mean?
Dopamine dressing means the act of wearing clothing or accessories that elicit positive emotions and boost the wearer's mood.
What part of speech is dopamine dressing?
Dopamine dressing is a noun.

Words near dopamine dressing in the dictionary

  1. dopamantine
  2. dopamelanin
  3. dopamimetic
  4. dopaminal
  5. dopamine
  6. dopamine dressing
  7. dopaminelike
  8. dopaminergic
  9. dopaminergically
  10. dopaminergics
  11. dopamines

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