

Fashion + Mental Health 2021
In October 2021, in partnership with Maison De Choup and Beyond, we're revisiting Fashion + Mental Health, to deepen our understanding of the seeming tug of war that is feeling good and looking good.

Mental health refers to our psychological and emotional wellbeing and is something that all of us contend with at least once in our lives. According to various sources, mental health issues are rising significantly and between 1/5 and 1/10 people suffer with mental health every year.
Statistics show that people in the fashion industry are 25% more likely to experience mental illness, due to its fast pace and demand for the high standards. Consumers are also exposed to a constant stream of marketing content telling them what they should be wearing and offering false promises of fulfilment in doing so. Failure to keep up with trends can cause fashion FOMO.
Due to the pandemic, mental health has become a central pillar of societal concern. We’ve battled with uncertainty, isolation and a general decline in mental wellbeing. There's more need than ever to be able to talk openly about mental health, and from a fashion perspective, how fashion responds to our need for mental wellbeing. Can fashion cultivate positive mental health or will we always feel like we’re playing tug of war between feeling good and looking good?


Is Tik Tok Worth the Expense of your Mental Health?

Why is There Still Ignorance Towards Mens Mental Health?


Whys Is There Still Ignorance Towards Men's Mental Health


Medication in the Scope of Mental Health


Why is There Still Ignorance Towards Mens's Mental Health


Your Mental Health improvement won't come overnight!

Mental Health and the Fashion impact

The Top Pressures Fashion Students Face, and How to Overcome Them

The Psychological Relationship Between Fashion and Mental Health

Mastering The Art Of Comparing Ourselves To Others

We Are Connecting With Fashion All Wrong: Instagram Influencers and Our Sense of Self

3 Streetwear Brands Making Mental Health Matter

Mind Your Money: Your Fashion's Effects On Mental Health And Finance

How Fashion is Destroying Our Youths Mental Health

Perfect Body

How Fashion Can Impact Mental Health, and Brands that are Advocating for Change

How I Turned My Mental Health Distraction Into High-End Knitwear

How Fashion is Impacting Our Mental Health

Do The Unattainable Looks Portrayed In Fashion Make Us Feel Bad About Ourselves?

Fashion Brands that are Channelling Mental Health Awareness Through their Pieces

Is Size Consistency Too Much To Ask?

Why Retail Therapy Is Probably Harming Your Mental Health

How To Be Self-Assured Through Fashion

Does Fashion Industry Have a Mental Health Problem?

Conform or be slaughtered?

How a Wardrobe Overhaul can Promote Self-Confidence

A Personal Fashion Show: Outfits and Emotional Wellbeing

Do We Underestimate How Much Fashion Affects Our Mental Health?

Labels Are For Clothes: Our Pre-Judgements of Fashion

Carnival-Mirror Clothes and How Sizing Stopped Shopping Being Fun

Social Media and Fashion: The Deadly Cocktail

Are We Facing A Virtual Identity Crisis?

The Tale Of Mental Health, Sneakers and Tailoring

Got to Have it: Pressured Parents of Trend-Chasing Children

Sadwear: dressing for comfort during a pandemic

Has Fashion Affected the Mental Health of Designers?

Does The Fashion Industry Profit Off Low Self-esteem?

Is the Exclusivity of the Fashion World Creating a Toll on Our Mental Health?

Why Representation in Fashion is Important


A Future of Inclusivity and Diversity in the Fashion world

Meet The Streetwear Brand Advocating For Mental Health

Fashion and Mental Health: the Untold Story of Garment Workers

The Unsustainable Thin Aesthetic & Its Taboo

Can Keeping Up With Kardashian Fashion Kill your Mental Health?

The Lengths We Go for Physical Validation.

How Fashion Helps Empower Us

Fast Fashion Is Not Just Destroying Our Planet, It’s Destroying Us
