Black may be the most misunderstood color. First, black is not a “color” for strictly speaking black is the absence of color. Confused? Don’t be. Whether black is officially or unofficially a color, well, black is still beautiful.
No self-respecting fashionable woman can do without that “little black dress”. That LBD can be worn in any occasion – formal or informal. It used to be that black was a taboo color for some cultures. For the Chinese, you can’t wear black in weddings as it’s the traditional color for little boys. In Chinese culture black is associated with winter, water and north. For the Native Americans, black is good for it is the color of soil. As in the East and most of the Western cultures, black is the color of sadness and mourning.
If black is not a color, how do we term it then? Black.
Paint a room black and you visually contract the space
Black is many faceted as it can mean a myriad of things. It is well liked by women as it has a slimming effect. Paint a room black and you visually contract the space. Place black side by side to another color and the other color becomes brighter. Black is negative as it’s positive. Villains were always shrouded in black. Rebellious teeners were always dressed in Gothic black – that is, in the movies. Funny how the good guys always wore white while the bad guys always wore black.
