{"id":4840,"date":"2015-09-16T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=4840\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T21:44:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T21:44:46","slug":"why-are-you-wearing-black-students-questioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/why-are-you-wearing-black-students-questioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are you wearing black? Students questioned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking around the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) campus, you detect certain patterns in the style of Danish clothing. <\/p>\n

No. You are not trapped in an old black and white movie. Neither are you suddenly seeing the world through the eyes of a dog. <\/p>\n

Danes wear a lot of black, as one commenter from Singapore previously reported on the University Post.<\/a> At the main campus for the Faculty of Humanities, Danish students were kind enough to shed some more light on this question.<\/p>\n

Danish students’ defence<\/h2>\n

Hannah: ”I wear black too often, even my friends tell me I wear it too much. I really like the color: it is simple, classic, it goes with everything and it feels like me. I don\u2019t know why we wear it so much, maybe we are too boring.”<\/p>\n

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Hannah: Maybe we are too boring. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily: ”I wear black five times a week. It makes me look thin and it is very easy to combine. It is not something I think about much, but I think we like it so much because it is an easy colour and it doesn\u2019t make you stand out from the rest.”<\/p>\n

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Emily: It doesn’t make you stand our from the rest. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n

Sophie: ”I wear black almost everyday and I wear it because I like it and it makes me feel comfortable. I don\u2019t really know why we wear it so much, but maybe it is because we don\u2019t like to stand out. In London for example they wear a lot of bright colors. Here people just try to blend in, they just follow the fashion.”<\/p>\n

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Sophie: Here people just try to blend in, they just follow the fashion. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n

Oskar: ”I don\u2019t put too much thought into it. I wear black every week a couple of times because it is easy and it doesn\u2019t get messy, stains are very difficult to see in dark clothes. I have no clue why we wear it so much; I think it is because it is a neutral and easy color, even though it is pretty sad.”<\/p>\n

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Oskar: Stains are difficult to see on dark clothes. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n

It all seems very egalitarian, in which the most important thing is a minimal and simplistic style. Black is a practical colour that helps Danes blend in with each other. And it is classy and fashionable. As Christian Dior once said: <\/p>\n

“‘You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion.”<\/p>\n

But international students wonder<\/h2>\n

Such observations require comment from non-Danish students. <\/p>\n

English student Jack: Can you imagine everyone wearing red? It would be like McDonald\u2019s all over the place: everybody would be either hungry or angry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Isa, a rhetoric student from Germany has a slightly different interpretation: ”It is not common in Germany to wear that much black. In my home university people wear more colorful things. Here, it is easy to notice the tourists: they are the ones not wearing black. I think it is because of the depressing weather they have here, but black also makes them appear fashionable. Everyone dresses so nicely here,” she says.<\/p>\n

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Comment: Black is the new black<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Jack, is a student of quantum physics student from England.<\/p>\n

“Wearing black helps you not to stand out and get on with your day. You are not affected or aggravated seeing everyone dressed in black; that is the whole point of wearing this colour. Can you imagine everyone wearing red? It would be like McDonald\u2019s all over the place: everybody would be either hungry or angry.”<\/p>\n

Hannah, biology student from Northern Ireland, is more charitable about the Danish all-in-black style.<\/p>\n

”I think it is because of their minimalistic and simplistic style that you can see in the architecture and general way of life. A simple lifestyle, but still stylish.”<\/p>\n

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Neither are you suddenly seeing the world through the eyes of a dog. <\/p>\n<p>Danes <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/comment-black-new-black\" target=\"_blank\">wear a lot of black, as one commenter from Singapore previously reported on the University Post.<\/a> At the main campus for the Faculty of Humanities, Danish students were kind enough to shed some more light on this question.<\/p>\n<h2>Danish students’ defence<\/h2>\n<p>Hannah: ”I wear black too often, even my friends tell me I wear it too much. I really like the color: it is simple, classic, it goes with everything and it feels like me. I don\u2019t know why we wear it so much, maybe we are too boring.”<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/_dsc0506.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Hannah: Maybe we are too boring. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Emily: ”I wear black five times a week. It makes me look thin and it is very easy to combine. It is not something I think about much, but I think we like it so much because it is an easy colour and it doesn\u2019t make you stand out from the rest.”<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/_dsc0517.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Emily: It doesn’t make you stand our from the rest. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sophie: ”I wear black almost everyday and I wear it because I like it and it makes me feel comfortable. I don\u2019t really know why we wear it so much, but maybe it is because we don\u2019t like to stand out. In London for example they wear a lot of bright colors. Here people just try to blend in, they just follow the fashion.”<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/_dsc0522_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Sophie: Here people just try to blend in, they just follow the fashion. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oskar: ”I don\u2019t put too much thought into it. I wear black every week a couple of times because it is easy and it doesn\u2019t get messy, stains are very difficult to see in dark clothes. I have no clue why we wear it so much; I think it is because it is a neutral and easy color, even though it is pretty sad.”<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/_dsc0532_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Oskar: Stains are difficult to see on dark clothes. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It all seems very egalitarian, in which the most important thing is a minimal and simplistic style. Black is a practical colour that helps Danes blend in with each other. And it is classy and fashionable. As Christian Dior once said: <\/p>\n<p>“‘You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion.”<\/p>\n<h2>But international students wonder<\/h2>\n<p>Such observations require comment from non-Danish students. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>English student Jack: Can you imagine everyone wearing red? It would be like McDonald\u2019s all over the place: everybody would be either hungry or angry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Isa, a rhetoric student from Germany has a slightly different interpretation: ”It is not common in Germany to wear that much black. In my home university people wear more colorful things. Here, it is easy to notice the tourists: they are the ones not wearing black. I think it is because of the depressing weather they have here, but black also makes them appear fashionable. Everyone dresses so nicely here,” she says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/17112\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/dark.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/17112\">Comment: Black is the new black<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jack, is a student of quantum physics student from England.<\/p>\n<p>“Wearing black helps you not to stand out and get on with your day. You are not affected or aggravated seeing everyone dressed in black; that is the whole point of wearing this colour. Can you imagine everyone wearing red? It would be like McDonald\u2019s all over the place: everybody would be either hungry or angry.”<\/p>\n<p>Hannah, biology student from Northern Ireland, is more charitable about the Danish all-in-black style.<\/p>\n<p>”I think it is because of their minimalistic and simplistic style that you can see in the architecture and general way of life. A simple lifestyle, but still stylish.”<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\">hear from you<\/a>. 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