Dawnn Karen
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Dawnn Karen | |
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| Born | December 10 Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Education | Psychology and ethnic studies, Bowling Green University Master of Arts from Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion psychologist and professor |
| Known for | Founder of the Fashion Psychology Field and Institute |
| Notable work | Author of Dress Your Best Life |
| Website | https://www.fashionpsychologysuccess.com/ |
Dawnn Karen is an American fashion psychologist, professor of psychology, author, and freelance model.
Life
[edit]Early life
[edit]Karen was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is of African-American and Jamaican heritage.[1] In secondary school she skipped the 5th grade and soon after attended high school at the Cleveland School of the Arts, majoring in vocal music (opera) and minoring in creative writing.[2][3]
For her undergraduate studies, Karen attended Bowling Green State University, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Ethnic studies.[4] While attending, she made and sold her own jewelry.[5] For her graduate studies, she attended Teachers College, Columbia University, graduating with a Masters of Arts in counseling psychology.[6] While there, she interned at a public relations agency.[5][7]
Personal life
[edit]Karen currently resides in New York City.[8][9][10]
Career
[edit]Fashion psychologist
[edit]Karen claims to be the world's first fashion psychologist,[11] and has trademarked the term "Fashion Psychology Field". However, University of Delaware professor Jaehee Jung has offered a course titled the "Social Psychological Aspects of Clothing", combining the fields of fashion and psychology.[12]
In the beginning of her career, she traveled the Middle East and Eurasia to gather research, creating her fashion psychology field theories. She has worked with clients such as Klarna, A$AP Rocky,[13] PayPal, and Honey.[14]
She has spoken at the Kyiv Security Forum on the burkini ban,[15] and at the United Nations on empowering women via fashion psychology.[5][16]
In 2018, the New York Times described her as "The Dress Doctor".[17] The Times has also called her "the world’s first fashion psychologist".[11][17]
Professor
[edit]Karen became the first black female psychology professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in April 2015.[18] There she taught courses such as Color psychology and General Psychology in the Social sciences department.
Modeling
[edit]Karen worked as a freelance model while attending Teachers College Columbia University.[5]
Publications
[edit]Her book Dress Your Best Life; How to Harness the Power of Clothes To Transform Your Confidence was published in the UK on March 26, 2020.[19] It was also published in the US under Dress Your Best Life; How to Use Fashion Psychology to Take Your Look -- and Your Life -- to the Next Level on April 14, 2020.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Karen, Dawnn (April 14, 2020). Dress Your Best Life: How to Use Fashion Psychology to Take Your Look – and Your Life – to the Next Level. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-53098-9.
- ^ "Interview with Dawnn Karen – Fashion Psychologist | CareersinPsychology.org". careersinpsychology.org. June 13, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Hudson, E. K. "You Are What You Wear: Inside The Brave New World Of Fashion Psychology". Nylon. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Stark, Amber (June 2017). "In Style". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Earnest, Tyshaia (September 20, 2017). "Making Her Story: Dawnn Karen M.A., Ed.Mc Pioneer of the Fashion Psychology Field | Her Campus". www.hercampus.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Relations, Alumni. "Webinar | How to Pick the Perfect Interview Outfit – A Modern Approach | Events | Teachers College, Columbia University". Teachers College – Columbia University. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Freestone, Camille (June 6, 2019). "Exploring the Link Between Our Mood and How We Dress". Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Kinchen, Rosie. "What to wear in the lockdown, by the world's first fashion psychologist". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dawnn Karen". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Styling from the Inside Out | WFUV". wfuv.org. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Kinchen, Rosie. "What to wear in the lockdown, by the world's first fashion psychologist". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Jennifer (April 12, 2018). "The Dress Doctor Is In". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Dress Doctor | Klarna US". www.klarna.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "A Thrifty New World: Dr. Dawnn Karen Discusses the Changing Habits of Online Smart Shopping". PayPal Newsroom. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Newsroom, The (April 14, 2018). "Why our fashion choices should make us feel good". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Webinar, GoTo (May 24, 2017). "Empower Women – Webinar: "Career Success Utilizing the New Emerging Fashion Psychology Field™"". EmpowerWomen. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Miller, Jennifer (April 12, 2018). "The Dress Doctor Is In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Webb, Veronica (April 16, 2018). "Closet Case: Fashion Psychologist Dawnn Karen Styles From the Inside Out". The Root. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Karen, Dawnn. "Dress Your Best Life". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Dress Your Best Life. July 9, 2019.
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