Someone awhile back here made a great point that she tries not to wear black with brights of other colors due to a feeling that it sort of cheapens the black. (Feel free to disagree - but her comment made me realize how much I like pairing black with neutrals.)
And further reflection on black led me to realize that personally I prefer matte black and textures vs. the very black blacks that one gets w/solid black leather or certain fabrics.
So now I'm trying to put together my 'black lite' look.. what goes here is:
- black suede (even though it's deep, it's not shiny)
- blackwash jeans (a faded look not for goodness sakes an actual black)
- microfiber sometimes
- black sweaters, especially bulky instead of fine-knit ones - and wool more than silk etc.
- 'signature canvas' types of purse construction (w/o signature or much of one)
- what else? examples?
And further reflection on black led me to realize that personally I prefer matte black and textures vs. the very black blacks that one gets w/solid black leather or certain fabrics.
So now I'm trying to put together my 'black lite' look.. what goes here is:
- black suede (even though it's deep, it's not shiny)
- blackwash jeans (a faded look not for goodness sakes an actual black)
- microfiber sometimes
- black sweaters, especially bulky instead of fine-knit ones - and wool more than silk etc.
- 'signature canvas' types of purse construction (w/o signature or much of one)
- what else? examples?
...But things look best and stand out with black. and all my 'basics' are black anyway. 
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