The right colour makes us feel that little bit more complete in ourselves. A soft minty green is obviously the colour of choice for this young woman on the train this morning. I loved the colours. (l can sympathise with the pre-work nap. Also, l hope she wouldn't think the photo is too unflattering.) She's chosen a very calming shade of a calm colour.
I began to think about the moments when I make my own choices concerning what I'll wear. It is important to be able to imagine what the other person, the viewer, sees when they see us. Do we firstly need to picture how others would see us in order to see ourselves? I think the answer is yes, we do. We would be utterly hidden if we didn't make these kinds of choices. It's partly how we make ourselves. We don't want to present ourselves as something formless, neither to others or ourselves. Most of us don't want to be hidden in the undergrowth. I make dress choices because I want you to see me the way I want to see myself.
Why one colour is our preferred choice is a mystery. The desire for a particular colour cannot come from something entirely formless. Our choice of colour helps to put some kind of an identity on the the ineluctable self. It's a great joy.
I began to think about the moments when I make my own choices concerning what I'll wear. It is important to be able to imagine what the other person, the viewer, sees when they see us. Do we firstly need to picture how others would see us in order to see ourselves? I think the answer is yes, we do. We would be utterly hidden if we didn't make these kinds of choices. It's partly how we make ourselves. We don't want to present ourselves as something formless, neither to others or ourselves. Most of us don't want to be hidden in the undergrowth. I make dress choices because I want you to see me the way I want to see myself.
Why one colour is our preferred choice is a mystery. The desire for a particular colour cannot come from something entirely formless. Our choice of colour helps to put some kind of an identity on the the ineluctable self. It's a great joy.
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