Press, media and podcasts
Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, I have been inundated with press requests about how multiple factors of the situation have impacted us psychologically, particularly in relation to how we dress. This page is a resource for recent press articles that I have been interviewed for or which have used my comments from other interviews.
Please also check out my blogs here.
Over time, I will share my reactions to each article as, in some cases, what is published is not necessarily exactly what I said. This reminds me of the wonderful Daniel Kahnman who advised: “What we see, is not all there is.” On that note, here are a selected few recent press articles…
01/06/20 Elle Canada Mood Booster Why what you wear matters
14/05/20 WhoWhatWear.co.uk Why I Think Nostalgia Is the Future of the Fashion Industry
07/05/20 The Business of Fashion, Op-Ed | In a Crisis, Looking Good Really Can Help Us Feel Good
05/05/20 The Financial Times, No mean feet: socks to lift your spirits
01/05/20 Fashion, Canada, What not to wear!
02/05/20 NBC.com Dressing up and staying in: Coronavirus’ effect on fashion is more than skin deep
30/04/20 The Kit (Toronto Star), The retail rebound: what fashion brands are doing right now
29/04/20 Toronto Star, Why our urge to shop hasn’t waned
27/04/20 Yahoo.com, Women are relinquishing beauty and style routines in quarantine, and finding it ‘liberating’
23/04/20 The Kit, Toronto, Canada, Should I feel terrible about wanting to shop right now?
21/04/20 The New York Times, FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go.
17/04/20 The Guardian UK, I’m trying to make working from home as fun as I can’: what readers are wearing in lockdown.
17/04/20 The Independent UK, Best statement tops to wear to Houseparty drinks at the weekend.
15/04/20 The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, How to dress when working from home, so you’re always Zoom ready.
14/04/20 Business Record USA, NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: What are you wearing to your home office?
14/04/20 Wall Street Journal, Should We Bother Getting Dressed at All?
07/04/20 That’s Not My age, Liberate your partywear.
01/04/20 Sunday Times, Why you should change out of your PJs before heading to your home office.
25/03/20 Evening Standard, London UK, This is why it’s important to get dressed every morning while WFH, according to the experts.
18/03/20 Irish Tmes, Self-image and beauty notions in age of social media
25/02/20 The Guardian, Pump up the volume: why massive sleeves are this year’s biggest trend
14/02/20 whowhatwear.com I Have a Theory That There Are Only 2 Major Fashion Tribes in 2020
20/01/20 ABC Australia, Harnessing the power of the clothes you wear
14/06/19 The Guardian, Get on board with boat shoes, would-be Tory leaders.
02/09/19 The Guardian, Frills, feathers and puffed sleeves: why Cinderella’s ‘ugly sisters’ are on trend
23/07/19 BBC Newsbeat, Zara dress: What to do when everyone’s wearing the same as you
04/06/19 That’s Not My Age Podacast
01/06/18 British Psychological Society, Fashioning a Distinguished Contribution…
17/05/19 British Psychological Society, The influence of body image on mental health
01/05/19 Monitor, American Psychological Association, 4 questions for Carolyn Mair
30/04/19 American Psychological Society, Speaking of Psychology: Psychology of Fashion (podacst)
31/03/19 The Guardian, Squaring up: how Insta-fashion is changing the way we shop
12/03/19 London Business School, Fashion and Luxury Retail, Fashion Psychology in Practice: Q&A with Prof Carolyn Mair PhD
4/02/19 Carolyn Owlett interview for TK Maxx, the Psychology of Fashion (podcast)
28/01/19 Undressing Fashion Episode 5: Dr Carolyn Mair – The fashion psychology pioneer (podcast)
25/01/19 The Guardian, Grown-up trousers v fantasy gowns as red carpet showcases change
11/01/19 That’s Not my Age, Clothes that you feel confident in
14/12/18 The Guardian, Glad to be grey: how women changed the debate on hair colour
23/10/18 Interview with Jacynth from The Bias Cut, the Psychology of Fashion (podcast)
03/02/17 The Guardian, Dopamine dressing – can you dress yourself happy?
15/09/16 The Irish Times, Dressing for work: Uniform approach doesn’t suit all
10/01/17 Elle Canada, Does shopping truly make you happy?
29/09/15 British Vogue, Alexa Chung on Positive Body Image and Diversity, Future of Fashion.
06/05/15 Mindhacks 5 minutes with …
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