New Year’s Eve Underwear Color Meaning

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How you end the year can affect how the entire coming year turns out. In particular, when we talk about style, some people believe that color underwear Your choice on New Year's Eve could be potentially prophetic. Regardless of whether you visit party or lounging at home watching the ball drop. If you want to think about the color of your panties and what that shade might symbolize, keep reading. Idea? Each color is associated with a specific quality that you hope to embody in 2026.

Founder PSYCHE and fashion psychologist Anabelle Maldonado explains that superstition is related to the concept of “hidden cognitionThis theory states that the way we dress affects our psychological processes, thoughts and feelings. Two Northwestern University researchers, Hadjo Adam and Adam Galinsky, came up with the concept after their studies showed that people wearing white doctor's coats were more attentive when performing a range of tasks than those wearing white painter's coats. The reason is related to their previous assumptions about the doctor's increased ability to focus.

“Although superstitions have a much more metaphysical interpretation—like color magically making things happen for you—I believe our ancestors simply missed the middle step: the fact that if we think like that and believe it, we're halfway to what we want,” says Maldonado, revealing that some of the women she grew up with in her Latin culture wore red underwear on New Year's Eve for a good love life.

Ahead, discover different colors and what they are said to symbolize. Then take your pick from popular lingerie brands once you decide what you want in 2026.

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Anabelle Maldonado is the founder PSYCHE and fashion psychologist.