Psychology of Colors

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Infoplease.com says that fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty. When food dyed blue is served to study subjects, they lose their appetite. When I was in grade school I once dyed my milk yellow and couldn’t drink it. Infoplease.com goes on to say that black symbolizes power and authority, and red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. The site also says that red clothes make a person appear fatter. I’ll have to further research all of this before I know it’s true. Interesting though. Any thoughts?

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  1. I loved the dyed milk story – shows that color is VERY impactful indeed. I also read that all those absurd feminine hygiene commercials use BLUE FLUID because it resembles NO other bodily fluid. (I see.)

    I’ve never been a corporate suit-wearer, but for some reason really enjoyed reading the “Dress for Success” books in the 1970s; I came away with the info that brightly colored suits (unlike, say, the loyal & trustworthy blue you mentioned) go over FAIRLY well in the South & the Midwest…badly elsewhere. Color’s a big deal! Thanks for all the observations…

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