Black + Blue F/W 08.09

[Mettchen]

I'm a huge fan of the last AF Vandevorst look posted except for the red, stripey tights I love everything about it! thanks for posting, dear Mulletproof!

 

[Party_Vixen]

I really like this trend although you have to be really careful when executing the look, or else you'll end up having people asking you if you dressed in the dark .

 

[Inaya]

Yohji Yamamoto

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[John_M.]

My favorite blue colors are more of royal blue colors. Think of the University of Kentucky and Duke University as far as the specific hue of blue I enjoy. Last week, the friendly Korean manager of the Schlotzsky's deil across the street from my community college (the one who often wears her black 2-inch tall Volatile platform sandals) wore a furry blue top and paired them with black pants and even black socks. The combination of a rich blue color paired with black was amazing. Black and blue is very common with me. A lot of my computer art involving nighttime usually entails gradients that go from black to blue. I mostly like royal blue with black as well as very rich blue colors with black. Sapphire and black go very well. Azure and black go well as well.

Honestly, I don't really like brighter blues with black. Think Carolina blue with black. Doesn't go too well for me. It's an uneven balance for me to have a brighter blue mixed with black. Now I've seen less saturated blue colors mix with gray, but I'd never go for periwinkle with black. It's an uneven balance. You can even have baby blue and black, and I still think they wouldn't go well. The only instance in which brighter blues and black go together is lighter blues were accents. Never let a luminous blue be paired with black. Only exception is if you're wearing a black top with black bottoms with the top having bright blue accents. I'd never pair black with a bright blue. I wouldn't let the bright blue dominate my look. I'd only use brighter blues to offset the dark colors.

That's just my suggestion. Still many ways to wear blue and black to absolute sweetness.

 

[kiddokiddo]

The AF Vandervorst's looks are wonderful

Hussein Chalayan

Costume National (the use of midnight and black is kinda hard to distinguish)

Veronique Branquinho

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[MulletProof]

Yves Saint Laurent F/W 08.09

Martin Grant F/W 08.09

[catwalking]

 

[MulletProof]

Gaspard Yurkievitch F/W 08.09

Chanel F/W 08.09

[catwalking]

 

[BerlinRocks]

Jil Sander by Raf Simons / FW08.09


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[kiddokiddo]

Lanvin

Karl Legerfeld

Rue du Mail

style

 

[Lea]

ES Orchestres

yomiuri.co.jp

 

[John_M.]

I guess I'm paying more attention to the blue hues themselves rather than blue + black. I usually like blue colors like (hope you know your college sports!) Duke blue, Kentucky Wildcats' blue, and the beautiful blue colors for West Virginia and California. I don't think I can see blue matching up with black as far as blue stockings or socks paired with black shoes or boots. I think you can go with a black or blue outfit and have either blue or black accents to them. I still think back to the friendly Korean lady that is the manage of a Schlotzsky's restaurant across the street from my community college. Her hairy blue top paired with black pants, black socks, and her Volatile black platform sandals is what comes to mind as pairing blue with black. Blue and black is a great combination.

 

[nylonbits]

Chloe F/W 08.09

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[silk skin paws]

This is proof that black and blue do look good together. I don't know who made up that rule and as I'm going to follow that unwritten rule

 

[shirleebee]

This is a classic look, as opposed to a trend, IMHO.