
What influences what you wear? Is color an important influence? I have no doubt that it should matter to you because color has deeply personal meanings for each person – even you!
Think about what influences what you wear. What comes up for you? Do you get inspired by TV programs or by morning news show segments? Do you get ideas from fashion magazines? Or, maybe you get ideas from how you see other people dressing at work or at social events? Maybe what influences what you wear has to do with where you work. Maybe it’s a combination of these sources.
Many years ago, when I used to work for top retailers in Chicago, on occasion some customers would be inspired by an outfit in a store window, or on a mannequin in my area. “I’d like to get that whole mannequin,” some customers would say to me. But just like the TV shows, the magazines, the people around you, and your work environment, not everything that influences you is necessarily right for you.






![Jody Watley [ca. 2006] singer/songwriter of Makeover Superstar, and also inspired this post.](http://www.josephrosenfeld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jody-watley-the-makeover-300x295.jpg)
