Wardrobe as a window: a psychological analysis of all your favorite fictional characters’ styles
The O.C: Wealth, Coolness, and Outsider Identity in Y2K California
“I love shopping, tanning, and celebrity gossip, always have, always will.” Summer Roberts, of the O.C., said it best and pretty much summed up the y2k wealthy socal vibe of the iconic 2000s show. As always, the characters gracing Newport’s beaches, tell stories with their clothing choices and carry emotional weight with each Chanel bag…
Comfort Dressing and Emotional Safety: Why the Gilmore Girls Dress the Way They Do
Small-town storybook charm. Eternal fall vibes. Lingering “la la la’s”. Iconic Y2K fashion moments. All drenched in dubious amounts of caffeine and you get Gilmore Girls…the ultimate nostalgia show of an unconventional mother-daughter duo full of quippy dialogue, family drama, and plenty of “will they won’t they” moments. For a show that so defines a…
Turning Fashion… Upside Down: Costuming as Cognitive Development in Stranger Things
Stranger Things is undeniable proof that you can fight monsters in the same outfit you wore to middle school because nothing says emotional development like a rotation of three shirts. But jokes aside, the clothes in Stranger Things work the same way memory does: softly, emotionally, and without asking permission. The show feels familiar and…
The Psychology of the Upper East Side: Fashion as Identity in Gossip Girl
They may do besties better than anyone, but they also do fashion better than anyone… With the steps of the Met as their runway, and designer collections beyond our wildest dreams, Serena Van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf ruled not only the Upper East Side, but the fashion world. All things glamour and luxury met…