"Ubiquitous and functional, the black suit is as much a no-brainer in men's fashion as the little black dress is in women's fashion. But as I got into the industry, rubbing shoulders with designers, stylists, brand leaders, and other fashion writers, a persistent voice in the back of my mind told me that flat black was too obviousa lowest common denominator and too easy a palette to live by."
"Right before Halloween, my son asked me if I could cough up a black suit for him to wear to a bash in Manhattan. He and some mates were doing Men in Black. I cannot, I told him. I don't own a black suit. Not even a tux. Why? he asked. It's a good question, especially when you're asking someone who's approaching 35 years in the fashion mag business."
A person nearing 35 years in the fashion magazine industry does not own a black suit or tux despite decades of styling them. A son's Men in Black request exposed the absence. Flat black was perceived as too obvious, a lowest common denominator and an easy palette, so black was gradually phased out unconsciously. The wardrobe evolution resembled natural selection, with many black items disappearing—tees, jeans, leather—and being largely replaced by navy, influenced in part by Italian style exemplars such as Giorgio Armani.
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