The Most Overrated Color in Menswear: Black & What Colors To Wear Instead

About this video

The Gazette team examines the color black in men’s fashion, explaining why it’s overused and arguing it’s often an inferior choice to alternatives like charcoal gray. They discuss when black is appropriate—formal evening wear, tuxedos, and formal daywear—and detail numerous styling mistakes, including black dress shirts, black suits for daytime wear, and black casual wear combinations that the Gazette team considers ill-advised.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues black is overused in modern menswear despite being impractical; it fades quickly, absorbs heat, and creates poor color combinations with navy and other dark shades
• The Gazette team recommends black only for formal evening occasions, tuxedos, formal daywear like morning coats, and when mixed with other colors rather than worn as a monochromatic look
• The Gazette team cautions against black dress shirts, black daytime suits, black undershirts, black sports blazers with jeans, and black sneakers, recommending charcoal gray and other colors as superior alternatives
• The Gazette team advises that reducing black in your wardrobe will make outfits more interesting, garner more compliments, and improve overall style satisfaction

Episode details: published May 12, 2017 · 112K views · 11:41 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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