I delighted to speak to Frances Solá-Santiago for Refienery29 to discuss the psychology behind matching couple style.
“If you think about a brand or a company, they have a way they dress to match their mission, for people who want to monetise their relationship, it makes sense.”
“One of the main motivations behind dressing a certain way is to fulfil that human desire to belong and to be aligned with a group. When couples come together and form a unit, unconsciously they start to dress alike because it’s an easy way to form that social bond.”
“When you are in a couple, it’s something that you can’t avoid because, as social creatures, we want to establish that bond.”
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Author Shakaila Forbes-Bell
Shakaila Forbes-Bell is a Fashion Psychologist, consultant, TV commentator, founder of the platform 'Fashion is Psychology' and best-selling author of the book “Big Dress Energy”. She uses scientific research to uncover ‘the why behind the what’ when it comes to consumer behaviour and personal style choices. She has worked with global fashion brands, including Depop, Maybelline, Next, eBay and Calvin Klien, and is the current in-house fashion psychologist for Afterpay. She has by-lines in Mr Porter, Marie Claire and i-D, and has been featured in numerous global publications and TV shows, including Forbes, Vogue, ITV, Channel 5, Fox News 5 and many more.