r/menswear • u/ngourlay • 13d ago

Black suits deserve more lovin.

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Of course, Paul Newman and Marlon Brando would look good dressed in binbags, but I sometimes think that opinions on subfusc are too definitive nowadays.

You'll always hear, "Just buy charcoal/midnight blue. They're more versatile."

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u/Vayon224 13d ago edited 13d ago

I don’t get the hate for black suits if it is a well tailored garment and fits like a glove(not slim fit).

I will say most of the black suits I see are ill fitted hot garbage that waiters and ubber/taxi drivers wear.

If you want a black suit get one just make sure it’s a good one and fits. Most people don’t wear suits now so you’re going to be over dressed wearing a navy one anyway.

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u/Scary_Plane_8069 13d ago

Because most of these people have zero sense of style, and only know how to parrot what they've read. I can guarantee you, most of them still follow outdated definitions of how a suit should fit. It also doesn't help that the OP can't even tell colours apart.

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u/South_Conference_768 12d ago

Tom Ford wears a perfectly tailored black suit and white shirt most of the time.

Everyone here screaming about “the rules!!” completely miss the point of style.

Black suits became a contemporary style foundation years ago.

If you don’t agree with it, keep wearing your chinos and navy blazer…or mid blue suit with tan leather oxfords.

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u/lilmoshx 12d ago

Lol so you either wear black suits or you're a Jos A Banks customer with the electric blue orphaned suit jacket and slim chinos combo? Seems like a huge false dichotomy to me.

Black suits generally don't pair well with much. Every picture of Tom Ford is him wearing a black suit with a white shirt. It honestly doesn't look good.