The holistic Satisfashion Model® by Marleen Beevers is an innovative and functional approach for personal growth through clothing and style. Step one is self-awareness, understanding who you are and what you are thriving for in life.
This model is based on both Western science and Eastern wisdom. In Western psychology, researchers have identified that the major personality traits can be divided into five varying dimensions, the so-called Big Five. These dimensions indicate the degree to which a person is open to experience, friendly, extroverted, diligent and emotionally stable. These traits align with ancient Chinese natural philosophy, associated with the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. Everyone embodies these elements to varying degrees. According to the Satisfashion Model® both theories converge, resulting into five archetypal personas:
The CAREGIVER or Earth persona
The ENTERTAINER or Fire persona
The PIONEER or Wood persona
The IMPROVER or Metal persona
The THINKER or Water persona
Start taking the Satisfashion tests. The test result serves as a valuable guideline to translating your main personality traits into clothing choices, leading you toward your distinct Satisfashion style code, as detailed in the book.
The complexity of a personality cannot be captured in a single persona. Still, certain dynamics will prevail. They determine your basic persona, which summarizes your innate traits. Whatever will happen in your life, that stable foundation forms the core of your personality.
What are your goals and aspirations in life? How would you evolve without constraints? Your intentional persona represents your long-term best self, encompassing your objectives, mission and desires. Being aware of that is crucial, because your intentions have the ability to become reality in your mind and through your clothing.
