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Paris is the city of fashion. Especially if fashion is defined by wearing black. Parisians love to wear black; black pants, black shoes, black coats, you name it.
Parisian women are especially fond of black clothes. It is well known that “le noir, ça mincit”. Parisian women having a mild obsession with looking thin, black is their best friend.
But besides its fantastic fat-erasing skills, black is a priceless social color in Paris. With black, you go unnoticed.
Going unnoticed is the dream of every Parisian. The Parisian does not want his clothes to reveal his singularity. The only singularity worth revealing in Paris is that of the mind. Therefore, the Parisian’s clothes ought to be simple: all Parisians know that “Le noir, c’est simple, c’est bien”.
The Parisian knows his colors. Parisians look at people dressed colourfully with a fair bit of disdain.
Style exuberance in Paris is considered offensive.
The mental sanity of a person bold enough to wear such outrageous colours as yellow or red will be questioned at once by all Parisians. There is no wearing red or yellow in Paris if you are mentally sane. Blue is acceptable. Especially navy blue which has the good taste of being easily mistakable for black.
The golden rule of black wearing only finds one exception. And that is a seasonal one. In the summertime, Parisian guys get to wear white. For « le blanc, c’est simple, c’est bien ».
Parisian girls will opt for la couleur de l’été. Every summer comes with a new official color dictated by women’s magazines. Color originality has its limits.
All Parisian girls happily accept this new seasonal paradigm. Walking in the streets of Paris on a ‘blue’ summer feels like walking through an urban Smurf village.
When the Parisian boyfriend points out at the ugliness of the color, the Parisian girlfriend systematically looks at him with a mix of desperation and exasperation.
« C’est hyper tendance cette couleur cet été, tu comprends rien ».
Indeed, Parisian men could make an effort: that was a simple one.
Useful tip : Do not wear black only. A white collar is always an elegant…and simple addition.
Sound like a Parisian: « J’ me suis acheté un ptit pull noir, tout simple, super mignon… »
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I feel people tend to wear black to ‘fit in’ with the masses. In addition, I feel wearing black also shows lack of self-expression and confidence in making a decision about what color to wear. Basically, black is “safe” and hides under the guise that it is chic.
When I see someone dressed in all black, I think they are trying to hard to fit in, and don’t have a strong sense in who they are fashion-wise.
In simpler terms, wearing all black is a cop out, and lacks creativity in any means.