No different than anyone else you know. Sure, there's a few who push the
"freak" boundaries and dress for shock value, but then there's the
opposite end too - those of us who hold down corporate type jobs need to dress
to match the business world we're working in with both clothing and hairstyles.
As an example, I have several mid-level management appropriate business suits
in my closet, even if my current workplace is business casual. (I have worked
day shift, it's just not fun.)
Could you pick any of us out in a crowd? Very doubtful. Maybe around Halloween,
but you'd be just as likely to get a "false positive" by picking
out a mundane who's decided to dress in what they see as a vampiric manner
that day or night, or someone who's dressing "goth style" for going
out to a club. Same with role-playing game conventions - White Wolf's "Vampire:
The Masquerade" game is very popular, and unfortunately, most players
who do "live role-play" style gaming think running around half naked
(I'm conservative, I find I get less sunburn if I don't expose much skin...)
and wearing cloaks makes great vampire characters. Oh yea, like that really
follows the "masquerade" and blends in with the non-vamps, uh huh,
riiiiiiight. *rolls eyes* And then they wonder why people spot their characters
as being vampires. Gee, big surprise...
*cough* Anyway... You're probably wanting to know what's in my wardrobe,
right? T-shirts, lots and lots of them. I do shop at Hot Topic, but what I
get these days is mainly the smart-ass T-shirts."I didn't escape, they
gave me a day pass" being one of them. :) Jeans, both blue and black.
Business casual wear - polo shirts, dress shirts, vests, turtlenecks, business-appropriate
slacks and business appropriate (dark colors, subtle patterns) sweaters. Sneakers,
sensible shoes, and one pair of "Earth Shoe" brand sandals. Coats?
Long, warm, color mostly irrelevant (No pink, no brown, no pastels, otherwise
anything goes) and very very practical. That's about 90% of mine. (The
other 10% is stuff like business suits and Halloween costumes - things that
are only worn for specific purposes.)
What's in your wardrobe? Probably very similar clothing (maybe not the same
smart-ass T-shirts...), although if you're like most people, you probably
don't have more than one or two Halloween costumes, if you have any at all.
:)
No, it's from avoiding the sun, or the genetic "luck of the draw"
(or a combination of both). :) Anyone who normally avoids the sun tends to
become more pale. It's particularly prone among people who work night shifts
(whether afternoon-to-late-evening OR "graveyard" overnight shifts),
since their shifts and sleeping habits can conflict with when they would otherwise
go out during the day if they were working day shifts. Being rigorous about
applying good quality high-SPF sunblock also contributes - You won't burn
as fast, and it also reduces the tanning potential.
Not that I think that's a bad thing.... :)
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