Black is closely associated with negative images—darkness, death, mourning, and evil. Black, which absorbs all colors, has always filled people with fear and fascination.
The dark suit was first created between the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it later came to define the mainstream of menswear.At the same time women began taking up horseback riding, one of the only sports allowed of them. The clothes they wore for this noble pastime were strongly influenced by menswear. It was the first time menswear had directly affected womenswear.
The influence of men’s clothing in the mannish style of the jacket and the choice of black was initially seen in women’s riding wear, but this influence extended to daywear in the latter half of the 19th Century, and went on to develop into the tailored suit.
Fashion in Colours: Black
