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* '''Inverted''': Clara is a ghost who dresses all in black.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Clara is a ghost who dresses all in black.black.
** Clare goes naked as a ghost, either due to being stuck in that way due to [[JacobMarleyApparel dying naked]] or choosing that form due to being a nudist.

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* '''Invoked''': When the heroes visit a graveyard, Clara wears white because it fits the mood.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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When the heroes visit a graveyard, Clara wears white because it fits the mood.mood.
** Clara arranges to be wearing white at the time of her death so she can [[JacobMarleyApparel appear in it after she dies]].

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* '''Justified''': Ghosts can look however they want. Clara's favorite color is just white, so she wears it all the time.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Ghosts can look however they want. Clara's favorite color is just white, so she wears it all the time.time.
** Clara was wearing white at the time of her death. Part of the ethereal effect comes from how she haunts a swamp, and the fact that her clothes are never sullied causes an UncannyValley effect.
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* '''Parodied''': TheAfterlife is shown in the work. Every soul is fitted for a white outfit upon entry.

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* '''Parodied''': TheAfterlife The afterlife is shown in the work. Every soul is fitted for a white outfit upon entry.
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'''Basic Trope''': A figure associated with death or some creepy supernatural phenomena appears in white or pale clothing.
* '''Straight''': Clara is a ghost who accompanies the heroes. She is always seen in a shimmering white dress that blows in the wind.
* '''Exaggerated''': In addition to wearing a stark white dress, Clara has very pale skin and MysticalWhiteHair so she looks ''extra'' unsettling.
* '''Downplayed''': Clara can wear normal clothes to blend in, but she switches to white whenever she wants to look particularly ghostly.
* '''Justified''': Ghosts can look however they want. Clara's favorite color is just white, so she wears it all the time.
* '''Inverted''': Clara is a ghost who dresses all in black.
* '''Subverted''': The heroes see a woman in white at a graveyard, and scream in terror...but it turns out Clara is just a completely normal person.
* '''Double Subverted''': Because they were distracted by Clara, they miss the ''actual'' white-clad ghost lurking at the edges of the graveyard.
* '''Parodied''': TheAfterlife is shown in the work. Every soul is fitted for a white outfit upon entry.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody wears white. If there is someone who does, they're not associated with death.
* '''Enforced''': Clara originally wore the pink dress she was wearing when she died, but the editor didn't think she looked ghostly enough.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Clara, your white dress makes you look ''really'' creepy."
* '''Invoked''': When the heroes visit a graveyard, Clara wears white because it fits the mood.
* '''Exploited''': An exorcist who wants to undermine the heroes knows which one is the ghost because of their white dress.
* '''Defied''': Clara wears every color besides white because she doesn't want to look ''too'' much like a creepy ghost.
* '''Discussed''': "Gotta say, Clara, whenever you wear white you look like a ghostly woman from some sort of story."
* '''Conversed''': "Ghosts in stories always wear white, no?"
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