Gen Z · 1997–2012 · Style dopamine dressing
Dopamine dressing
Wearing bright, joyful or personally pleasing clothes to lift one’s mood.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“Dress for joy”
THE VIBEExpressive, contextual, playful
USE IT INConversation, captions, group chats
USE IT LIKE THIS
“The neon coat is peak dopamine dressing.”
WORD ORIGIN
Popularized through social media, music, memes and everyday youth speech.