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 really
comfortable 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 - the same reason the average person's tan fades
in the winter, unless they visit a tanning salon. 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, really.... :)
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