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I was delighted to speak with Shift London to discuss why brown became the colour for everyone.⁠

“Fashion psychologist and founder of Fashion is Psychology, Shakaila Forbes-Bell says that your colour choice can have an effect on your mood. “Brown often contains long wavelength colours like red and yellow, it can serve to heighten the senses and evoke feelings of warmth”.

“As humans, we tend to mimic our surroundings as a way of adapting. The popularity of the colour brown could be our way of adapting to the fall season and becoming more grounded in our environment.”

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Shakaila Forbes-Bell

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.

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