Denise, I think the same thing!!!! I mean...I know it looks great on women with black hair. (Or quite often does.) Because it bookends. But on blondes it can provide a great contrast. And sometimes on women with brown hair it just looks...bleah. Not on all of them, of course.
I have often been told by hairdressers and various "style related" people that I wear black really well. And I could tell by the way they said it that this wasn't flattery. They were genuinely a bit puzzled and trying to figure it out. How come this paleface can wear black?
I think in my case it's because I'm not truly a "light" blonde. My hair is coloured now, of course. But it's close to my natural colour. And that colour includes a lot of charcoal undertones. Plus, my irises are rimmed with a sort of charcoal grey.
I find I'm best in either a true charcoal OR a very rich black. Not a faded black. I think that is because faded blacks look warmer, browner. A rich deep black is usually more blue-undertoned.
Anyway. It's definitely not my best colour. The intensity is too strong for me. But it's not my worst colour, either, and I look a whole heck of a lot better in black than in khaki, beige, or yellow.
As for the fit of these items -- yup - these ones worked, but all the stuff I sent back, now that is a different story, LOL!!