Anatomy of an Outfit: Black on Black

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I used to think black clothing was a total cop-out. But now I'm thinking about dedicating 1/3 of my wardrobe to this color (and the other 2/3rds to white and grey).

If you could only wear a handful of colors for the rest of your life what would they be?

Boots - Frye
Leggings - Target
Tee - BCBG
Scarf - Thrifted

 

Reader Comments

Black. Gray. White. Hot pink. Mustard. The end!

Whoa, you looks like a badass superhero!

Love it, I have similar leggings and always feel they are more "dressy." You've inspired me to try them as an everyday item.

I'd probably wear hot pink and grey, black, or denim daily.

Wowza. You look awesome - those leggings look like buttah...so so good!

Definitely black. gray. white (especially in the summer - love white on my tone in the summer). eggplant. mustard. and a shade between hot pink and fuschia. Sweet.

Kay and Anna - Mustard would definitely be my 4th pick! And I'm dying to find the perfect shade of fuchsia / hot pink lipstick.

Grey, mustard, mint, olive.

I have read somewhere that Angelina Jolie wears mostly black bc it is more efficient - everything matches with everything in her closet! Makes dressing takes less time, less though, less energy, etc. This makes so much sense to me - along with grey & white!

Those leggings are fierce!

Grey is my black lately. I use to wear like 80% black. Lately, I've moved into a lot of shades of grey.

Mustard, grey, white, black + grass green. :)

Absolutely love this outfit, Kathleen. Those pants are killer -- looks like you could kick some serious butt. And when it comes to colors, for me it's always blue. And green. But primarily blue. I'm just obsessed.

Probably 50% of my wardrobe is black and white. The remaining colors are jewel tones: Ruby red, sapphire blue, emerald green and purple. Love me some purple.

you've got killer legs, lady.

Plum, Grey, and Cream.

I'm already stuck with black and when I go wild I use colors like white, brown and grey... And if I go really really wild I'll put on something red or green. With the rest being black. ;)

holy hippie rock star hotness - you look like you could totally kick some serious ass and make a helluva vegan friendly meal afterward -

black would be at the top of my list, accompanied by grey & white, w an occasional pop of burgandy, plum, or deep jewel tone green
(denim is a given, right?)
oh wait - those ARE the handful of colors currently existing in my closet.....

About 2/3 of my wardrobe is black.... and I live in Florida ;)

That looks way hot, Kathleen.

Um.
I do a lot of black, green, and stripes. I love stripey clothes. Especially black and _(fill in the blank)_ stripes.

Your leggings look like paint!

Oops, and I also meant to add, me too!
My closet is black, white, taupe, pale pink and grey. Maybe red.
That's it.
Makes life easier and everything just looks better.
Though I don't know how black will do here in the Summer, I'll roast!




J & K started this blog project to document the remodel of their 1929 historical home in the heart of Oklahoma City. It has now turned into a documentation of life, food, fashion, freelance, inspiration, design, adventures and details around the J & K house.

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