The Fashion Diaries

Embracing Taurus Season: A Masterclass on Simply Being
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

Embracing Taurus Season: A Masterclass on Simply Being

Taurus demands us to bask in the decadence of being alive, luxuriating in our human experience and taking joy and simple sensory pleasures. Taurus also reminds us to ground ourselves, and gives us permission to bloom slowly, unhurried. It encourages us to have strong boundaries with others, and with ourselves.

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Style Psychology: How Clothes Impact The Way We Feel
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

Style Psychology: How Clothes Impact The Way We Feel

Fashion tends to be written off as superficial or not that important to our everyday lives, when it can actually be harnessed as an incredibly powerful psychological tool that changes the way we carry ourselves. Read more about the phenomenon of dopamine dressing and scientific studies that back up the psychology of style.

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How I fell in love with fashion
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

How I fell in love with fashion

I think fashion is often misunderstood to be purely superficial. It’s ironic since the fellow fashion lovers I know love it for reasons that have nothing to do with being materialistic or shallow.

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“Lizzie McGuire, you are an outfit repeater!”
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

“Lizzie McGuire, you are an outfit repeater!”

If you’ve seen the Lizzie McGuire movie, you might remember Kate Sanders called Lizzie OUT at graduation. Until I first saw this scene, I didn’t think much of outfit repeating as a 7-year-old who wore a school uniform.

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⁣Is your closet haunted?!
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

⁣Is your closet haunted?!

I’m talking about your ghosts of outfits past—the outfits you no longer wear that don’t represent who you are anymore or worse, they keep you embodying a past version of yourself you’ve outgrown. ⁣

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“I don’t have a personal style.”
Ariel Catalasan Ariel Catalasan

“I don’t have a personal style.”

You choose the clothes you wear daily which means you already have preferences. Having an aligned style comes from being clear on those preferences while being true to who you are & what brings you joy. ⁣

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