Black
Diane Pollack
During fashion week, I went to 2 panel presentations put on by Women's Wear Daily about upcoming trends. As the moderators and panelists walked, out the first thing that struck me was that all were wearing black head-to-toe.
As they started to show slides of the upcoming trends; bold stripes, tie-die and neon, to name just a few, the irony was really blatant.
The following week, I was a guest on a radio show where one of the hostesses was wearing head-to-toe black and the other was wearing a print which was black and grey. I showed up in a neon yellow top, which was well noted and the conversation started about why people, especially in New York, wear all black.
Coincidentally, Berdorf Goodman currently has a curated area (including the window displays on 5th avenue) dedicated to all things black and entitled NOIR.
So I decided to discuss dressing in black as the topic of this month's insider news.
What does black stand for?
Photo inside NOIR AT Bergdorf Goodman
- Edgy
- Eternally stylish
- Sexy
- No-brainer chic
- Blending in
- Some may say it goes with everything, - my thoughts on that.
I do think that most of the New York obsession with black, especially in the fashion industry, has to do with the first two. And after visiting the NOIR curation at Bergdorf's, sexy should also be added to the list.
Well I am a fashion person, how come you will rarely ever see me wearing all black?
Although I admire the chicness when others wear it, for me it would be like a funeral for fashion. I so much enjoy deciding what my outfits will be everyday and get uplifted by color and print. Wearing head-to-toe black would be the no-brainer for me, which would suck the joy out of my love of styling.
So you won't find me as one of the fashion types in all black. I am the one following those trends that the panel reported on and joyfully strutting the ones that I choose to work for me.
But this is not an either/or choice. You may choose to wear a colorful outfit on one day and all black on another.
No commitment necessary.
Be you and do what works for you!