Do clothes express one’s identity? I believe that clothes do affect one’s self-image and identity expression. The purpose of clothing, such as keeping us warm, but it can also signify a form expression.

“Clothes have developed from a practical asset to a social marker: they affect the way we see ourselves. They help us to be seen in the light that we wish to be, and also exude our personalities and social status,” stated by fashion psychology article. This shows that clothing is influential to display social status and our personality.

In our society, people apart of the upper class display their social status through the way that they dress. For example, wealthy people are more likely to wear expensive branded clothes such as Dior, Armani, Chanel, Gucci which reflect their social status.

Clothing can express a person in a variety of ways which involves factors such as colors, style, and culture. More specifically, the color red has powerful effects on behavior. It is a bright color which you want to be seen attractive in front of people. Also, the red color has strong emphasis to females which making woman looks more attractive. “For some, the woman in the photo was wearing a red shirt. For others, the same woman was wearing a blue shirt. The results showed that men rated the woman in red as more attractive and more sexually desirable than the same woman in blue.” Stated by Melissa Burkley. Also, the red clothing contributes meaning to culture.Compare the representation of red in Chinese culture and American culture, red was represent luck and happiness. Red clothing plays an important role in Chinese marriage which the bride wear a red dress to represent happiness.

– Yuzhen Liang