Given the "investment" so many of us make on our wardrobes. . . This just might actually be validating news: according to a new study, the clothes that you put on every morning can have a strong impact on your mood.

Karen Pine, co-author of Flex: Do something different, has found that there's a strong correlation between your mood and what you wear. The bad mood winner: jeans.

<p>The Editorial Team of Chatelaine magazine.</p>

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Health

It’s hard to put too much faith in the aesthetic preferences of a creature that considers Dockers and a golf shirt a good look.

What do men like women to wear?

Women may not want to ask men what they like in terms of clothing options but men have an opinion. Men like the colour red and an hourglass shape or at least according to the results of a study by researchers at the University of Rochester, reports The Daily Mail.

Living

From bras to blazers, find out how long you can go between trips to the laundry room. Get this must-have laundry guide

Laundry guide: When to wash your clothes, undergarments and more

The ultimate bra guide

Photos by Alvaro Goveia; Hair and makeup by Jackie Shawn

This fall fashion must-have is infinitely versatile: Dress it up, dress it down, wear it with anything!

The A-line skirt. This fall fashion must-have is infinitely versatile: Dress it up, dress it down, wear it with anything!

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Fashion

A pair of black slim pants can be the building block to almost any look. Dress them up, dress them down, wear them with anything!

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Want to feel happier? Ditch the sweatpants

What do men like women to wear?

Laundry guide: Seven items and when to wash them

Six ways to wear the A-line skirt

Six ways to wear the classic slim pant