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The Power of BLACK in Fashion

Black is the easiest color to savior in any situation

Wahyuni Sapri
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readAug 24, 2022

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One of my friends ever said he prefers to choose black whenever he got confused to choose the color of an outfit he was going to buy. He said black gives elegant looks even when you buy a cheaper one.

I personally love black in my outfit. Simply because black is so simple and matches almost everything I wear. Also, this color become so trend among minimalists since it is also a neutral color.

I am interested to dive in more into this issue because I just realize black color in fashion can be multifunctional with so many different meanings behind it. One simple color but brings a bold and complex impression.

Color Psychology

Black actually is not a true color like others because it is shaped by absorbing all visible wavelengths by objects and then creating singular darkness. That’s why black seems to deliver uniqueness message indirectly.

Based on psychology view, black in fashion allows boldness, sophistication, confidence, energetic and superior impression to someone who wears it.

However black only affects appearance but research has shown what color you wear…

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Wahyuni Sapri
ILLUMINATION

Chemistry grad 🎓 Exploring psychology and human behavior in my free time. Start your 1-year digital journal & crush your goals here https://amzn.to/4afpa5M