You Are What You Wear
What Your Clothes Reveal About You
By: Jennifer Baumgartner, Psy.D.
Published: March 27, 2012
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
ISBN-10: 0738215201
ISBN-13: 978-0738215204
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
"Our clothing is a reflection of what we are thinking and what we are feeling. Often, wardrobe mishaps are simply our inner conflicts bubbling to the surface", writes clinical psychologist, blogger, wardrobe consultant, and founder of InsideOut, Jennifer Baumgartner, Psy.D., in her insightful and transformational book You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You. The author describes how the clothing we wear is a reflection of our inner selves,and how selecting the clothing that reflects our best self will change who we view the world, and how the world views us.
Jennifer Baumgartner understands that a person's clothing selections reflect much more about the individual's inner life than most people think. The author points out that even an examination of the ubiquitous clothes closet is symptomatic of that inner life. Jennifer Baumgartner provides evidence that every item in the closet results from a deeper and unconscious choice. Instead of simply offering different clothing selections as the solution to bad wardrobe decisions, the author examines the entire closet seeking out recurring patterns. Through a careful examination of the closet contents, the author offers techniques for breaking out of those previous patterns. When the internal issues leading to the garment choices of the past are understood, the person can improve their wardrobe, and change their life.
Jennifer Baumgartner, Psy.D. (photo left) recognizes that the makeover of a wardrobe also requires the identification of the inner issues that lead to inappropriate clothing choices. Instead of simply putting together new articles of clothing, Jennifer Baumgarter emphasizes that a personal breakthrough is an integral part of the process. The author shows that clothing represents the physical and outward manifestation of how we perceive ourselves and the world, our dissatisfaction with ourselves and our circumstances, and what we desire in ourselves and our lives.
The author describes how searching within, a person can rediscover themselves, face personal issues, find closure, and change their lives. The improved choices in clothing reflect that inner transformation as well. The book covers the various aspects of why shopping decisions are made and provides effective alternatives to maintain and reinforce that inner transformation. The examined topics include:
* Shop 'til you drop: When you buy more than you need
* Letting go: When your closet is overflowing
* Somnambulist: When you are bored with your look
* Body of work: When you avoid mirrors
* Your cover's blown: When you bare too much
* Adventures in time travel: When you are not dressing for your age
* Working for it: When you find yourself forever in work clothes
* It's all in the details: When you are covered in labels
* Getting back to you: When you live in Mom jeans
For me, the power of the book is how Jennifer Baumgartner combines the psychological reasons why people make bad clothing choices, with her proven advice for not only addressing those deeply seated emotional issues but also for making better selections to build a great wardrobe. The author goes beyond the standard style books that either touch on;y on self esteem, if they address it all, and presents a holistic makeover transition that starts on the inside to revitalize the outside.
Jennifer Baumgartner approaches the most common psychological reasons for buying the wrong clothes for the individual, with a chapter devoted to the causes and solutions for each wardrobe challenge. The author also provides valuable style tips that anyone reading the book can incorporate into their own wardrobe immediately. While the author recommends and guides the reader through the problems in their own closets, she also shares buying strategies for restocking that closet the right way.
I highly recommend the idea filled and engaging book You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You by Jennifer Baumgartner Psy.D., to anyone who is seeking something more in a clothing purchase guide than outward advice, but also real assistance in overcoming the inner self that causes bad purchases in the first place. This book will help employment seekers, business and professional people, families, and anyone else put their best selves forward and show the world they are ready for success.
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