For what it's worth, in the BBC What Not to Wear book with the color charts, they say not to wear black with anything but brown or grey. They are all about "wearing color with color" and hate the prevalence of black.
huh? That's just crazy.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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lisah - Sep 10, 2007 10:39:51 am PDT #9477 of 10001
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§ ita § - Sep 10, 2007 10:42:59 am PDT #9478 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
they say not to wear black with anything but brown or grey. They are all about "wearing color with color" and hate the prevalence of black.
Yikes. I like grey a great deal, but I'm very picky about it. I wear black with almost everything. I'm trying to imagine what in my wardrobe would go with this pale pink (sleeveless turtleneck) sweater and coming up very short.
Speaking of coming up short, I think I'm bailing for today. Too much headache. See y'all from the ER, maybe.
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2007 10:43:05 am PDT #9479 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's just crazy.
ITA. I wear black with anything. Except dark Navy.
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2007 10:43:50 am PDT #9480 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Argh. Good luck on the head-pain thing, ita.
Jesse - Sep 10, 2007 10:47:23 am PDT #9481 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
they say not to wear black with anything but brown or grey
Wait, what? Seriously? That makes no sense.
Good luck, ita.
Dana - Sep 10, 2007 10:47:26 am PDT #9482 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
But how do you match things without black? That's crazy. (Am currently wearing pale blue shirt and black skirt.)
Jessica - Sep 10, 2007 10:49:52 am PDT #9483 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Yeah, I'ma have to come down on the side of "black goes with everything."
I can't do very much "color with color" with my hair without looking like I got dressed out of a bag of skittles. Black & grey are my friends.
megan walker - Sep 10, 2007 10:50:11 am PDT #9484 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
huh? That's just crazy.You mean the no black thing? They also think that color with black "cheapens" both of them. Look at the blue/black photos in ita's link and specifically at the one with the brightest blue, I think that's a good illustration of the "cheap" concept.
It took a while to weed most of the black out of my wardrobe, and I still have black dress pants, but, since I started wearing color? Oodles of compliments. From random strangers. The thing I get the most compliments on is my aubergine (TM Hec) short trench. It took awhile to find a coat that wasn't black or brown or beige (thanks Century 21), but it was worth it.
Jessica - Sep 10, 2007 10:52:03 am PDT #9485 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Good luck at the ER, ita! Wishing you a good doc & some good drugs.
Dana - Sep 10, 2007 10:52:40 am PDT #9486 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I've been trying to wear more color too, but honestly, if you took black out of the equation, I'd spend most days standing in my closet paralyzed with indecision.