All Black Outfits
Oh, January. Here you are again….
January, with its return to the routine, somehow overwhelms me. Maybe it is just the end of the adrenaline from the holiday season? Maybe it is the overindulging and the lack of exercise during December? Or maybe, it is the return to early morning wake-ups, sports taxiing and laundry? Oh, the laundry! But somehow, January stresses me out. Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? I focus on goals. Find out more about my 2019 goals here.
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DD Birthday Month
My darling daughter, was born January 15th and when she was born I really had no idea exactly how close to Xmas her birthday really was. Now as she turns sixteen, I know that the turn-around from Holiday house to birthday party comes up way too quickly.
Because this time of year I can easily be overwhelmed, I usually head back to basics when building outfits. And maybe because the weather is cold and the days are short, I gravitate towards black. Or maybe, it is because for a large part of my adult life, I focused on buying and wearing everything black. It was only in my mid-thirties, that I began to explore other colors starting with grey and tan and branching out from there. Lots of color still feels too much for me, but every year I try and branch out a little further.
Top (Similar) / Leggings / Sneakers
An all-black outfit is literally, effortless but still chic. There are hundreds of combinations of all black for every occasion. When you focus on just one color there is no guesswork whether each item truly goes together. An all-black outfit doesn’t require too much overthinking, which in January, for my brain, is just quite impossible.
Here are some tips and tricks for getting an all-black outfit just right:
• Mix fabrics like denim and silk.
• Combine different textures like a fuzzy sweater with leather leggings.
• Use jewelry to finish the look. All-black is a great canvas for highlighting your favorite pieces.
• Wear eye-catching shoes. All-black is made for showing off your favorite animal print or bright
color kicks.
• Change up the look with a scarf or wrap.
• Mix high and low brands. For example, a Sézane blouse with ripped Levi’s. Or a Gucci T-shirt with
wool trousers.
• Buy dresses and jumpsuits that make an all-black outfit completely painless. They are one and done!
• Throw a black leather jacket over any all black look for instant cool.
Jacket / Tee (Similar) / Jeans / Shoes (Similar)
You Can’t Go Wrong
The great thing with all-black is you cannot go wrong. No matter what, you will look effortlessly chic and no one will need to know you spent no time considering your clothes for the day. What are your go to black pieces? Here are some of my mine (I honestly had to stop myself from mixing outfits, I could go on forever with all the black pieces in my wardrobe):
