Why do people feel more confident wearing new clothes while traveling?
People sometimes dress for the person they hope to become.
The city is unfamiliar.
The clothes are new.
Confidence rises.
The hidden mechanism is identity signaling.
Humans do not only communicate with others.
They communicate with themselves.
New clothes can represent change.
Optimism.
A fresh start.
The fabric changes little.
The story changes everything.
Confidence is not always discovered.
Sometimes it is worn.
