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The second part examines fashion, considering individual and psychological predictors of clothing choices, whether repeated exposure shifts preferences, and whether a garment's attractiveness is influenced by the model wearing it. The speaker is Dr Young-Jin Hur, Course Leader for the MSc Psychology of Fashion at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, whose research examines psychological factors shaping fashion preferences and empirical aesthetics.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dr-young-jin-hur-varieties-of-aesthetics-from-the-sublime-to-36265/", "official_url": "https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=16259", "image": "https://noky.io/images/779f6b1990bcfdab9d540df73e22e124793cb8555f570602aae7e4e3e8da76a3-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Beauty Fall — Sabrina Tirvengadum", "start": "2026-04-29T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "SPACE Ilford", "address": "", "price": "Free and all welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "wellness/beauty"], "description": "Beauty Fall is a free solo exhibition by deaf British Mauritian artist Sabrina Tirvengadum, turning the gallery into a satirical beauty salon. 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