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Isn’t it interesting how once someone dresses up in a certain way we can assume they are portraying a certain person. Halloween is all about being someone else, or in other cases, something else. We dress up to play a part, to act like someone other than ourselves for a day. It’s interesting how one simple change can make you appear differently.
Costumes play a role in our subjective mind. Because we have experience with certain characters, things and people; when a person is dressed a certain way, our mind automatically makes connection so we can assume what it is they are dressed up as. Our perspective changes because we make that connection to our experience. Our minds know that it is a costume, and that they are not really who they are portraying. The connection between costume and person shows a conversation between who looks at it. Design as a conversation. The design sends a message and the interaction from who looks at it creates a conversation. Here, an example of a baby dressed as a monkey; he's not really a monkey, but by the way he is dressed, we know he is a monkey.
Halloween is like everyday life. We dress a certain way to portray a certain person, which is ourselves. We dress for our personality, our current success, our goal for success, or our way of life. We see people on the streets we don’t know, and make assumptions automatically because of their appearance. Fashion and design help us show a hint of who we are. Although it may not apply to everyone, our appearance plays a role in our minds because we make connections and assumptions through our past experiences of what we know.
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