Either you are conscious about it or not, you are sending signals to the world around you all the time. So, what signals are you sending? You send some signals through your body language, some through your expressions and some through your clothing. Even though it is written a lot about this topic, it is still interesting. Probably because things change and do affect our behaviour. The changes also affect what is acceptable or not. The advices from yesterday will have to be updated.
Signals through clothing
The signals we sends through clothing have perhaps changed more than signals through our body language and our expressions over the years. It’s not happening very fast, but it’s still a change.
Some of the traditional costumes in Norway show which of the women who was married or not. This “bunad” from Fana is an example. The unmarried girls should use blue ribbons, and the married ones should use green ribbons. Nowadays a wedding ring has the same function.
The April joke from The Norwegian Trekking Association in 2014 was made on this theme. For those who would take the traditional hiking tour in the mountains for the Easter, they recommended to wear hats of different colours. Those who wanted to signal that they were in a relationship, should wear a red hat, and they who were single should wear a
green hat. If it of some reason was difficult to decide, they recommended wearing a yellow hat. People loved the idea and started practice it the very same Easter. This was the inspiration for the design Single Or Not from Aud B. A knitted hat, with three different choices for colourwork. The pattern is available in Norwegian and English.
To see more designs from Aud B, visit the online shop at audb.no. And for more inspiration, stay tuned to this blog and check it out.