Not long ago, Dawnn Karen hopped on the back of her fiancé’s moped, done up for a night on the town. She wore a halter-top jumpsuit with red lipstick to match, a leopard-patterned mask, and a cape that flapped like a banner in her wake.

Her look, she acknowledged, was over the top. But like many of her clients, Ms. Karen, a writer and psychologist, is dressing in italics, venturing toward fashion’s wilder shores to celebrate a freedom that has eluded her much of this year.

“Being confined during months of lockdown does take an emotional toll,” said Ms. Karen, 31, who has branded herself as a fashion therapist. But the cautious resumption of outdoor dining, shopping, and entertaining in small groups, has been a boon, she said, with gussying up for such moments a source of mood enhancement.

“Now that we have this chance, we’re dressing to the nines,” she said, “tapping into the joyful side of ourselves.”

Source: New York Times

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