Back to Black Rage & The Quest for a Winter Coat.

I've discovered that dressing in black mainly causes bad reactions to people who don't know you. For the people who know me, my sense of style is just an extension of my personality.

This year I started a new education. Because of my grades I was allowed to do it in 3 years instead of 4. I was going to be in a small class so I've been hiding my dark side to them so they couldn't prejudge me.
I quit dying my hair and even bought a bunch of 'normal' blue jeans.
The first week went okay but when I stood up for a girl who they decided to hate for no reason, they discovered that I 'wasn't one of them'. After a few more incidents (for instance me standing up for a stammering boy, they all laughed at him while he was presentating) they went berserk on me, which resulted with me having to take a training to be more assertive (think about myself instead of others) and boost my own confidence (which I kind of lost thanks to them).

Did I make a mistake? I may now look normal to strangers (it does feel good not being judged everytime I walk by), but I feel boring as hell. Usually everybody recognized me because of my bright hair or because of the odd subjects I like to talk about. Nobody would say I was insecure, because I wasn't. Now I'm just a random someone walking by. Some people don't even recognize me after I had a chat with them. So it's true. Clothes make the man female (to the shallow).

Also what the fuck happened to society that standing up for other people means you're mentally weak?

Obviously me dressing more normal didn't hide my personality.
I just want others to feel happy.
That's who I am.

Then I guess my style of clothing won't matter too. I'd love to get back to full-time goth style, which is not going to be hard because 90% of my closet is black anyways. Also because I've met more open-minded people outside of my class. (Seriously how is it possible I got all the closed-minded in my own)

Winter is coming and my old coat has had its best time, so I've been looking for a new one.
I have had a hard time looking for a gothic-style winter coat. Most are ankle-length which I think is not always convenient. Others are just ugly or too expensive.

After a long quest I bought this one. I love the corsetry on the back. And the subtle zippers in the front. The gothy-ness is subtle but it still looks awesome.

I just hope it's warm enough to survive winter.