Editorial portrait, woman in glasses, sleeveless black top and full black skirt

You choose total black.

Always works perfect.

Editorial portrait, man in glasses with dark jacket and leather crossbody bag strap

You look professional.

Many dress this way, and black became the uniform.

Uniform of the creative class

Designers, architects, photographers, illustrators, art directors, gallerists, curators, writers, editors, publishers, stylists, filmmakers, animators, musicians, scenographers, ceramicists, jewelers, florists, painters, sculptors, copywriters, broadcasters, performers, producers mostly weared monochrome.

You don't have to be loud to be recognized.

Other people in your discipline will notice it first. The colored ankle between black trouser and black shoe — that's the wink.

Civilians won't get it. That's fine. The point isn't to be seen by everyone. The point is to be seen by the right one. The person you'd already say hello to at an opening, or in the lift at a coworking floor.