{"id":345329,"date":"2014-04-23T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/clothes-make-us-happy-345329.html"},"modified":"2014-04-23T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:04:11","slug":"clothes-make-us-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/lifelove-hk\/expert-advice-hk\/clothes-make-us-happy-345329.html","title":{"rendered":"Shopping: Why do clothes make us so happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happiness is\u2026 sometimes as simple as a pair of new skinny jeans<\/a>.\u00a0Why do we deprive ourselves of it?<\/p>

In the front displays of stores, we see the beautiful legs of Alessandra Ambrossio, the perfect smile of Cara Delevingne, and the casual elegance of the models who are the face of our favourite luxury brands.\u00a0That which we seek is thus less, then, a piece of clothing as it is the search for an ideal self, and instant gratification and consolation to any frustration (a missed promotion that was expected, the car was refusing to work, a dinner meeting was cancelled\u2026).<\/p>

According to personal stylist and blogger Isabelle Thomas*, \u201cseeing a different you in the dressing room is a pleasure which disappears once one home if you expect fashion to be anything other than a game.\u201d\u00a0The watchful eye of the personal shopper<\/a> or saleswoman echoes that of our mother and the ideal image of femininity she passed down to us.<\/p>

Seducing that gorgeous man at your lunch place?\u00a0That comes after.\u00a0Fashion is the real primary objective of women.<\/p>

*Author\u00a0You<\/em>'re so French!<\/em>\u00a0(La Martiniere) and blog www.modepersonnelle.com<\/p>


Read more from our report \"Shopping: Why do clothes make us so happy? \"<\/strong><\/p>

Testimonies: What do we gain from our shopping sprees?<\/a>
The experts opinion: Why does buying clothes make us feel so good?<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anyone who does not believe in the fact that a new piece of clothing can change her life can throw her new boots at us (especially if they are in black, size 38). It's crazy, that power of a new piece of leather or chiffon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":18367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Happiness is sometimes as simple as a pair of new skinny jeans. But what is it about shopping for new clothes that thrills us and why? 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