Imagine putting on a new jacket, a perfect fit and finely crafted of outstanding material. Wearing this new jacket, your original nature will certainly project in some way. After all, it is you who are inhabiting the jacket, and anyone else would inhabit it differently.
Imagine how confident and vibrant you now feel, wearing this beautiful jacket. Others see you, perhaps noticing your jacket. If they feel moved and engaged, though, it is due to your confidence and vibrancy.
Might the jacket be a placebo? Look how the jacket benefits from you presenting it. It is nothing on its own in the closet.
Do you need the jacket? Or are you the one who is sometimes able to give yourself confidence and courage?