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5 Struggles Of Wearing All Black

Being a closeted goth has its downsides.

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5 Struggles Of Wearing All Black
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Don't get me wrong, I love wearing patterns and bright colors from time to time. But if I'm going out, I will most likely be sporting black everything, from my sweater to my hair tie. Sure, you'll find me wearing some silver or gold jewelry and painting my nails a different vibrant color every week, but I feel most at home (and a lil' badass) when I'm wearing nothing but black on black. This lifestyle choice doesn't come without hardships, though. Here are five struggles of people who love wearing black all the time.

1. Intimidation Issues

I do realize this also has to do with my notorious RBF, but something about wearing all black makes people think twice about talking to you. I find myself needing to go even more out of my way to not scare people away from even giving a polite smile.

2. Extreme color care


When colors fade, at least they still look good; they get that vintage aesthetic. When black fades or gets a minuscule drop of bleach on it, it has to be one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a human being. And when this happens...

3. Blacks end up being slightly different shades


So far, the only materials I have found that don't fade are velvet, leather, polyester, and silk—so long as you don't dry it in the sun. Everything else becomes this murky charcoal color that looks horrid and honestly makes me want to throw myself down a flight of stairs because it has lost its black hole charm. I dream of the day Vantablack is safe enough to just become a walking nothingness.

4. Fur

Oh. My. Stars. I love my dogs to death, obviously, but they are also my greatest regret. The number of lint rollers I have been through in the past year is more than enough that any normal person would use in 5 years. They shed so much I have just accepted the fact that dog fur acts as an accessory.

5. Finding that one shirt


You know when you're in a hurry to get ready, and you think up an idea of what you want to wear and need no effort to find what you want? That is not a reality when you have a wardrobe filled with only black material. You end up developing a strong sense of touch when searching for that stupid cropped t-shirt in the void of black clothes.


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