Velvet Blazer Styling: Black and Colored Options
My roommate walked into the kitchen, looked at me for a full three seconds, and said, “okay, who died.” I was wearing a black velvet blazer over jeans and a…
Black Midi Dress: Jackets, Shoes and Outfit Ideas
Okay so I need to tell you about the time I wore a black midi dress to a rooftop thing in Austin with white sneakers, a cropped puffer that hit…
Black Jeans for Men: Tops and Layers That Work
My husband owns six pairs of black jeans. I know this because I counted them last Sunday while doing laundry, laid them out on the bed like some kind of…
Black Denim Jacket: Jeans, Pants and Shirts That Work
My sister called me on a Tuesday, which she never does, just to tell me she’d seen a photo of me in my black denim jacket standing next to my…
Black Sequin Dress: Shoes, Jewelry, Earrings and Tights
I was folding laundry on my kitchen floor Sunday afternoon, the kind of task where you end up sorting three other piles you didn’t mean to start, and one of…
Which Tie Goes With a Black Shirt?
I’ve been told, more than once, that a black shirt is a “put it with anything, it doesn’t matter” garment, the fashion equivalent of a blank wall. My brother in…
What Color Pants Go With a Black Shirt?
I bought a pair of black pants specifically to wear with a black shirt for a job interview, and I want you to understand that I thought this was a…
Black Chinos: Shirts, Shoes and Everyday Outfits
I was doing my Sunday inventory, the thing where I lay everything from Monday’s meetings across the bed and try to figure out if I actually need to do laundry…
Mens Black Leather Jacket: What Actually Works
I have a spreadsheet. Not a metaphorical one, an actual Google Sheet called “Theo’s Closet” that I started three years ago and have never once let him see, because if…
Black Sequin Skirt: Tops and Outfit Ideas
I’ve owned a black sequin skirt since roughly 2011, and for most of that time I treated it the way most people treat theirs, as a single-occasion garment that comes…