https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:13:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459788 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:57:54 +0000 Freckles 459788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yah, I love black and red combinations...</p> <p>I may wear them in a dated way, we will see, but the combination always cheers me up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459779 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:51:14 +0000 JennyAnne 459779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's just that it was SO BIG about 10 years ago (I remember wearing red jeans with a black tee a lot in college) that it can easily reference that. But you can easily modernize it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459753 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:05:34 +0000 DressLover 459753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jean nailed it. I love color theory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459732 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:44:16 +0000 Angie 459732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well bless you, Jean! HIIIIIIIIIIGH FIVE! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459728 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:41:15 +0000 greenglove 459728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Impossible for a color combo to be dated. </p> <p>Makes absolutely no sense!</p> <p>I think it is sad to think of all the In Style readers getting rid of red items.</p> <p>Dated is when there is also a style associated with a particular color combo such as avocado and orange kitchens. But.. avocado and orange are a winning tropical color combo on the right person and in the right context. </p> <p>I vote for color freedom and no judgement as to good and bad. I tell my students this all the time- there is no ugly color- it is all relative. I also believe there is no dated color or color combo. </p> <p>BTW,When mixing colors, my students always dump on all of my favorite earth tones UNTIL they put a gorgeous mushroom next to an almost pure violet. Then they see the beauty of the mushroom.</p> <p>Black sometimes needs strong color to balance it's weight. That will never date. It is just a color principle </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459725 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:40:33 +0000 CocoLion 459725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel it is silhouettes/cuts of clothing that date a look more than a combining of colors. If combining a crayon box colored top with a dark bottom is dated, then I am dated. Even though I got all of these separates in this photo THIS SEASON (top, pants, shoes). (Coat is from eBay, a few seasons ago but I saw a bunch of coats with this cut in stores recently.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really/page/2#post-459712 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:26:27 +0000 Queen Mum 459712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I forgot I was going to come back to this.. the other night while watching TV, a Macy's ad came on a bazillion times and it featured a gal in none other than a red and black outfit. So there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-459710 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:23:16 +0000 HelenInCanada 459710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Check out Duchess Catherine (yes, Kate Middleton herself!) - style icon extraordinaire - donning the red and black combo recently on a royal trip to Denmark: chic &amp; gorgeous!<br /> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/kate-middleton-denmark_n_1071426.html#s448985" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....ml#s448985</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457799 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:28:20 +0000 Angie 457799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great discussion! </p> <p>Sveta and I see this in the same way: How can a colour combo be dated if the variables and execution are right. I wear black and tomato red a lot - and, well it's up to you to judge whether I look dated. I like to mix it with white for that "crisp factor". You know me and my love for white </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457760 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:27:52 +0000 Jonesy 457760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it depends on a lot of factors! So many great thoughts about this in this thread...To me, there are certain combos that seem dated. Does anyone remember when that sort of dusty blue and dusty rose were all the rage in home decor? I still see some doctors' offices done up in this color combo. To me, this is a very dated combination, just because it was so commonplace and is just not my style, but others may find this combination fresh. For me, black and bright, firetruck red is not a combo I would typically wear (reminds me too much of the '80s, and I don't usually like bright, clean primary colors--they remind me of children's rooms/toys/etc.) but others may love it and rock it. I agree that you should wear whatever color combos make you happy :)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457662 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:07:17 +0000 Marley 457662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that any color combination can probably work if it is styled right. </p> <p>That being said, for myself, I try to stay away from a black/red combo, because it feels and looks dated - for my style. Everyone's style is different, though - so I'm not saying it can't work for others. For myself however, my thought process is that anyone can (and will) wear red with black - it seems like such an obvious (and for me) would be a lazy choice of color combos, unoriginal, and dated.</p> <p>Also, black and red is not my favorite combination in the first place because when I see the two colors together I immediately think of an Italian restuarant tablecloth! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457660 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:57:04 +0000 HelenInCanada 457660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the black and red combo, and wear it alot. I do see what the super fashionistas mean when they advise adding a neutral to 'modernize' it, though - sometimes it's as simple as a piece of silver or brown leather jewellry, or the bag. I think blonde hair (which I def. don't have!) can even 'soften' the boldness of the colours. But all in all, a fave of mine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457659 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:53:14 +0000 Jenava 457659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pshaw! Hogwash! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457628 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:39:41 +0000 Amy 457628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Mampicklejuice. If something really tickles your fancy, whether it's "in" or "out," enjoy it. Don't fret! Fashion should be fun--and those sets of restrictive rules really take the fun out of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457626 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:37:19 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 457626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A color combo can appear dated if it is strongly tied to a certain decade...like my orange/brown '70s example. YMMV based on different countries/cultures, I'm sure! Neon colors is another 80s throwback, which was discussed on YLF not too far back, along with how to make it look current.</p> <p>(BTW if red/black tickles your fancy, rock on!!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457617 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:28:38 +0000 Sveta 457617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly I don't see how a color combination can be dated. Colors either work together or they don't. I would be more careful about the cut and style and how you put the items together rather than colors alone.<br /> Oh, and I did wear a black t-neck with a red / black patterned scarf today... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457611 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:21:51 +0000 Refugee 457611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, red and black is so last month! The last time The Sartorialist featured someone in red and black was the beginning of October<br /> <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-caroline-issa-paris-2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesartorialist.com.....a-paris-2/</a><br /> FWIW, the Aldo ad above the reply box has a woman in a red and black outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457605 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:14:46 +0000 rae 457605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wore a black/red skirt today with no one crying foul. I think that mags sometimes manufacture these statements to scare us into buying new stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457582 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:40:56 +0000 Adelfa 457582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with DressLover that the real problem is pairing a red top (or any bright solid) with black pants, black shoes, and black bag. I cringe when I think of how many outfits like that I wore as a young woman, but at the time I was so glad to know I was a Winter, and black was a revelation after the browns of the '70s, making me feel classic and sophisticated.</p> <p>I think it's not the combination as such that's the problem with this look as much as the lack of effort to pull two contrasting colors together. A scarf or waistcoat with red, black, and at least one other color (or many!) would go a long way. Or you could do what many style bloggers do so successfully--I've never had the nerve to try--and add one or two accessories in different bright colors, letting the brights balance each other out. Aqua shoes! Yellow belt! This look probably requires a lot of experimentation:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457562 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:22:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 457562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh tell me it ain't so!!! It's one of my favourite colour combinations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457553 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:07:18 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 457553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Irene - red and black screams '80s to me. Kind of like orange and brown looks '70s. I must have worn too much red and black back in the day because it looks very harsh to me now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457545 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:59:11 +0000 stringy 457545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pfft. Black and red is classic. I don't think a colour combination can ever be dated - it's more to do with the cut and fit of the items, in my opinion.</p> <p>PS: thanks Elisabeth for reminding me of the phrase "tough noogies". Another timeless classic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457459 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:05:03 +0000 Suz 457459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I wore a dark blue-red blouse with black skirt, boots and belt, people on the forum did say it looked dated and not great. Part of that was the blouse itself (it was too big, even belted, and was a sort of buttoned-up style with a mandarin collar that might not appeal to everyone). But I do think part was the colour combination. </p> <p>The thing is, it's all how you do it. I think mine was a poor example so people brought out the "dated" word; if I had worn some of the combos that people have described in this thread, it could have looked great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457399 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:06:21 +0000 rachylou 457399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This season was supposed to be all about brights. But it's already passe. I'm sure black and red is already back for a revival... hehe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457398 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:06:08 +0000 Aziraphale 457398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My absolute favourite colour combination is black top, very dark jeans and red shoes -- so I must be dated too. Tough noogies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457394 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:00:11 +0000 Vicki 457394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Guess what I'm wearing today? Red top with black jeans, gray denim jacket &amp; red &amp; black multi scarf. What are they talking about? I like this combination and I don't want to blow my horn, but at the airport today, one woman said she liked my red bag when I was getting coffee, the flight attendant said she liked my red accents and bag as I got on the plane and my seatmate in 4C said she'd been admiring my booties (alas, not red or black), as I was waiting to board. So, something must have been working. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457385 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:40:31 +0000 catgirl 457385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think anything CAN look dated. Or it can look classic, or modern, or edgy. No worries. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457377 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:36:42 +0000 Amy 457377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uh oh, that's a combination I wear all the time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457373 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:34:44 +0000 Ornella 457373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, if that is dated, I'm perfectly happy to be old-fashioned and stick to my guns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-red-together-is-dated-really#post-457360 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:25:42 +0000 Irene 457360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I believe so, especially when black mixed with tomato red.<br /> Every time I see it, I remember mid-80's, when influence of Japanese designers was overwhelming, and everybody wore black coat with red scarfs, handbags or boots. Black + red in pattern is OK, but solid black pants with solid red top or vice versa is definitely bad example of retro, IMHO. </p>