What about Clothes? Do you wear them for
yourself or for others? Do you see yourself or see the reflection of your
peers?
There is scientific proof to the idea that
you should dress not how you feel, but how you want to feel.
Which clothes make you feel powerful? Sexy? In control? Wealthy? (Dr.
Baumgartner)
The two powerful aspect of clothing you
choose are:
ü Clothes are sending a message to
those around you,
ü Clothes are also sending message
to you, yourself.
Most people get stuck in the first aspect
of clothing. They are trying to achieve something which they are not through
clothing. They are either trying to impress the peers, show wealth through
brands, wear inappropriate clothes or wear something to make one look powerful
which one may not be.
Wardrobe should be practically and wisely
planned. It should not only reflect the person and personality but also the
mood of the occasion and profession. When such a planning happens there will
never be a wardrobe malfunction literally.
The most important aspect of clothing which
most of the folks miss is that the clothes are sending messages to you. There
is this energy in clothing which tell you every moment of the day or night
whether it is right or wrong. We need to pay attention. We need feel that
energy.
The doctoral research of Dr.Sharmila NN on
Consciousness in handloom processes reveals that there is energy imbibed in the
fabric which comes from the conscious connect of the weaver. This energy helps
the wearer enhance his energy (aura) and prolonged usage can give immense
health benefits.
In the times of mass manufacturing there is
no conscious connect to any process or product. The assembly line worker
doesn’t sometimes know which part of what is making, where it is going and who
is wearing. The loss of such connect has created a havoc in the lives of people
who make and who wear it and in the larger gamut has depleted the environment
of its fineness and resources.
From 2-4 pairs of perfectly customized
clothing just a few decades ago we have arrived at the madness of materialism
with wardrobes bursting out with synthetic, ill fitted, badly made clothing. It
is not only showing its ill effects on human health and psychology but also on
the growing depletion on the environment. Today is the right time to shift,
make changes in the way you think about clothes and the way you plan your
wardrobe.
There’s no one
piece or style that makes a person look successful. Dr. Baumgartner recommends
the basics when trying to project a positive image: the little black dress, the
blazer, the pumps. “With classics, history has done the work for you. It has
lasted throughout time, so you already know it works,” she says. And what is it
that makes a classic a classic? “It has multiple functions, and it’s
appropriate for different age ranges and body types. It became a classic
because it works no matter who you are.”
Changing your wardrobe consciously will not
only change the way you look and feel it will change the lives of many artisans
and weavers. The people in the rural who make conscious choices around handloom
and khadi who make cloth with their soul in it will turn therapist to you
through their positive energy imbibed in the clothing. The rituals they follow,
the connect they have, the passion they imbibe in weaving fabrics will shift
the concept of clothing once you try on. There is a constant detoxing that
happens of the space, the raw material the final fabric. What is required today
is for each one us to pause, pay attention, feel the energy and acknowledge the
weavers bit in the clothing.
Man has harnessed the goodness of the earth
for centuries. It is the time to deposit some goodness back in the environment
by embracing the grass root technology called Khadi and Handloom!!!
Change Wardrobe – Change Lives
