Depending on the item, black can sometimes make a person look better because it better hides lumps and bumps, as well as visually recedes. Sometimes a top that I cannot wear in a lighter colour I can wear in black because the crepe paper look of the skin on my tummy is highlighted by a lighter hue. But generally speaking, darker colours are more slimming, but columns of colour are slimming, too, regardless of whether they are white, pastel, bright or black. And, of course, fit is paramount with any garment.
