I think the number one question I get asked is, "Do you only wear black?" And then the
second question that usually follows that is, "Are you sad?" "Are you depressed?" Ironically,
I think the happiest I've ever been was when I adopted an all black, monochrome look. I
swear it's also the people who wear yellow for some reason who are the most depressed.
Or just the people who generally wear colorful clothes.
Hey guys, my name is Lydia thank
you so much for clicking on this video. I usually do videos that are motivating people
to start their own creative career. This whole channel though has a very philosophical chill
vibe towards it. So if you're into this, I would love it if you subscribed. However,
just so you know the tagline of my channel is 'deep chats in all black' so maybe that's
why people are asking me this all the time? I mean they asked me this question if I wear
black only before I started Youtube but especially since I started...everyday. Everyday I get
this question. So I figured, it's time to make a video about this because I actually
do have many reasons for why I wear only black and it could be interesting for you guys.
So when did I start becoming a goth person? I actually am not goth, I'm not emo. I never
had a weird Panic at the Disco phase. I just genuinely love this monochromatic look and
I do have other reasons that I will be going through. Growing up ironically my favorite
colors were pink and purple and then I think up until age 16 I was quite a colorful person.
I did go to private school for most of my life though so that kind of made it so that
during the week I was wearing blue and navy and pretty ugly, uncomfortable clothing. On
the weekends I would kind of try to compensate for that by wearing more colorful clothing.
I even remember when I was a kid I had color coded labels for my closet and I actually
went through the whole rainbow. The thought of that just disgusts me right now. But what
happened when I was 16 was I moved to Paris and as an American coming there, I realized
how bad our sense of fashion is in the states. I tried even harder to fit in to the Parisian
lifestyle and I just bought all of these ridiculous looking clothes and I just put things together
that didn't match, and colors... It was getting too much and I also felt like I had to keep
buying new outfits every weekend because my outfits were so distinguishable that it was
very obvious when I was rewearing the same thing. So I just got fed up and I was like,
"I want to look classy. I want laundry to be cheaper. I want to look put together all
the time." I'm just going to wear all black. And since I was 16, I literally haven't changed
that and I have decided that this is how I am going to be for the rest of my life. So
Youtube is going to hold me accountable for this. I would say there are like three bins,
or three categories, as to why I actually love this lifestyle. There's one that's the
practical reasons. Wearing black is so practical you guys. Ugh. I'm a clumsy person. Very clumsy.
The moment I buy something white, the next day there's some stain on it from who knows
where. I also miss my mouth whenever I'm drinking out of a bottle. So yeah not very good when
I'm wearing white. It's just a skill that I still have yet to master for some reason.
You know in terms of buying clothes it's just so easy when you can filter out on a website
all black or when you go into a vintage store and you're like, "I know exactly what I'm
here for," even when you don't have a goal in mind, at least you have a color. I'm not
one to promote a capsule wardrobe and minimalism. Yeah, wearing all black is great in the sense
that everything matches so you're kind of saving money because you're making the most
out of all of your clothes. But I think it's boring if you're just rotating five of the
same T-shirts and two of the same pants. I love fashion and I love vintage shopping but
going for just black makes it so much easier and everything will match. In terms of the
second category, I would say money is a big reason. I did just say that I'm not promoting
minimalism but like I said, you do save money in the sense that you don't feel like ever
run out of clothes. You know that feeling, everyone has this feeling, when you wake up
and you're like, "I have nothing to wear." I feel like I never go through that because
I always have something to wear. Everything works together and if not, I can make so many
different combinations. Literally, I never go through a period where are like, "Oh didn't
you wear that?" Throughout quarantine, I've probably worn the same pants this entire time
which I think that got a bit noticeable. But it's fine. We changed the black tops. They
were different every time I swear. You also just save so much on laundry. Like I never
have to do a white load now. What are whites? I don't even know what bleach is anymore.
Even my sheets are black now. It's funny because my laundry basket is hot pink but everything
in it is black. So sometimes I'll get looks when I go to the laundry room and dump out
all these black clothes and it's in a hot pink, Victoria Secret laundry bag. But it
is what it is. I'm being frugal. I got that for free. One day that will change. I would
say my biggest reason for why I wear black is in terms of personal brand. For me personal
branding is so important because the gist of my channel is having a creative career,
and to have a creative career you need to have a strong personal brand. But as someone
who has many interests, like I love skincare, I love music...I love fashion, photography,
I would say the one main component that I can keep consistent across all of those interests
is that I like the color black. Like it's great! It's gotten to a point where people
know that about me and I'll go somewhere and if G-d forbid I'm wearing a color, people
ask me if I'm feeling ok. I think that's hilarious. I have decided, a couple weeks ago I actually
wrote this down in my virtual journal, that I am going to have long black hair with a
middle part for the rest of my life because I think it's just how I'm going to be ageless.
And I have decided that I want to look like Morticia Addams by the time I'm 50. I dressed
up like her last year for Halloween, I'll put a picture here. I think we're getting
there. I think we're going to get there. There are some cons to wearing black. It's not for
everyone. You know you choose your own lifestyle. But um yeah you can't live in a hot place.
You can't do summer because a. people are going to stare at you in the streets when
you come out with pale skin and black clothes and automatically assume you're depressed,
I don't know why this is a consistent theme and b. it's just physically too hot. For me
that ends up working out perfectly because as someone who's into skincare, I know that
the sun is toxic. This is a reminder to wear sunscreen. But that being said I am like,
"Oh, I can't go outside it's too hot anyways." So I only go outside at nighttime which is
great because there's no UV rays. You also can't have a cat which I don't have so not
a problem...yet. You... I think those are the only cons. Honestly this lifestyle is
is great. If you want to join the tribe you are more than welcome. We're called vampires.
And yeah this video was super random but it's just such an integral part of me that I felt
like I really had to make this video. I'll see you in the next one as always.