Every since the tender age of 13 when emo was taking over the world and I wore nothing but mosher and batman tees (!!!) and covered my eyes in lashing of black kohl liner i've been a fan of black.
Needless to say my style has changed and my makeup techniques have hopefully improved, but one thing that has remained constant is that my wardrobe is still filled to the brim with black clothes. It kind of goes without saying that i'm not the biggest fan of colour and will always favour autumn/winter fashions over spring/summer. Whether it's the fact that 'black is slimming' has been drummed into my brain for the best part of 10 years, or if in fact that a small part of the pre-teen emo girl is still somewhere living inside me i'm not sure, but I can't see myself throwing out the black and embracing pink, orange, yellow and green pastel shades anytime soon.
It's universally known that black is classic. The LBD is one of the most iconic wardrobe staples and a black stiletto wins over any other colour. A black leather jacket can instantly make any outfit edgy and black jeans can easily take you from day to night. If it was a choice between black and any other colour, the chances are i'd opt for black.
The beauty of black clothing is that it goes with anything, it's timeless and will never go out of style, and I think this is why I like it so much. Very much more into beauty and make-up than I am into fashion (don't get me wrong I love clothes, and I love shopping, but I wouldn't class high fashion as one of my expertise) it's easy enough to look stylish, classy and on trend with a bit of black in your wardrobe. If in doubt, wear head to toe black and it's almost guaranteed that you'll look like you know what you're doing.
I've never been one to favour what I like to call more 'delicate' clothes; delicate ultimately being anything that doesn't have some form of embellishment, leather or stud emblazoned on it. And it just so happens that all of the above come on darker shades of clothes. I always find myself opting for clothes that edge towards the darker side of the spectrum and rarely find myself wearing anything lighter than a khaki. Even in summer I chose to complement my tan with a black, as appose to a cream or white.
It seems that the goth inside me is still a lot more present in my life than I initially thought, and I think she plans to stick around for quite a while.
After all, Christian Dior famously once said: "Black is the most slimming of colours. It is the most flattering. You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You can wear it for almost any occasion. I could write a book about black," and I couldn't agree more!
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