# Does anyone else tend to wear only one or two colours? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557 "2006-11-23T16:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/21 "2006-11-24T00:41:58Z")
I wear pretty much only black, with a little gray mixed in for variety. My closet is a wall of black with maybe one or two white shirts peeking through. Black is classic, stylish, and looks good on almost everyone. And it’s low maintainence. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/22 "2006-11-24T00:42:30Z")
A lot of blacks, blues, greens, dark reds, and the odd orange piece; very saturated colors, I suppose. I have trouble doing white laundry because the only thing I own that’s white are my socks. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/23 "2006-11-24T02:24:53Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Almost all of my husband’s clothes are dark blue or black. He’s a walking bruise. [/QUOTE] If you put him beside mine, you’d have a pair. Once, there was a dark green shirt mixed in, but even that looked bruise-y. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/24 "2006-11-24T02:44:45Z")
Nope, I wear all sorts of colors. I like color. ---
**Author:** ![NJ\_Kef\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@NJ\_Kef\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NJ_Kef_1)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/25 "2006-11-24T03:56:57Z")
Owing to my color-blindness, I avoid bright, look-at-me hues and cling to humble earth tones. Green and brown are generally different shades of the same color to me. Black jeans, khaki slacks. Solid color shirts, preferably white, black, or charcoal gray. White or black socks. For some reason, I like orange tee-shirts. I do not care for blue at all. I currently wear a dark blue windbreaker, a recent gift, but whenever I put it on I say to myself: this isn’t me, this is a disguise. If I had my druthers I would dress like Patrick McGoohan in \*[The Prisoner](http://www.metroactive.com/metro-santa-cruz/07.05.06/gifs/muz-0627.jpg) \*. Or [Barnabas Collins](http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/darkshadows/darkshadowsIMAGE/darkshadows.jpg) circa 1795. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/26 "2006-11-24T04:44:08Z")
> [@](#): > > only thing I own that’s white are my socks. There’s my husband’s gi, I guess. I can’t think of anything else white. A friend said of me, that I blended right into the wallpaper, assuming the wallpaper was burgundy. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/27 "2006-11-24T05:14:23Z")
All blue all the time for me-usually dark navy or ocean blue. Some black here and there. Blue is simply my favorite color and I cringe when I see myself in the mirror wearing any other colors… ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/28 "2006-11-24T06:31:25Z")
99% of my clothes are black, gray and green, and a few pairs of blue jeans. I would never be caught dead wearing red, maroon, orange or bright pink. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/29 "2006-11-24T06:41:40Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] I wear pretty much only black, with a little gray mixed in for variety. My closet is a wall of black with maybe one or two white shirts peeking through. Black is classic, stylish, and looks good on almost everyone. And it’s low maintainence. [/QUOTE] Well, no, black DOESN’T look good on almost everyone. Quite a few people wear black who shouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/30 "2006-11-24T07:01:34Z")
Hmm. Before peeking in my closet, I would have guessed I wear mostly blues, blacks, and dark browns. Turns out that, no, on top of those colours, I have a lot of dark greens, greys, dark to light pink, tan, dark purple, a couple of reds (they aren’t “in your face” reds, they are more subtle) aaaand… nope, that’s it. No oranges or yellows. Oh, and also, _zero whites_. I can wear some light colours if I balance it out with darker - otherwise it washes the colour out of my skin. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/31 "2006-11-24T08:00:16Z")
Mostly earth tones. Greens (light and dark, but not like ‘neon’ or ‘crayola’ green,) some light browns and tans. I also have one red shirt (my communist party shirt,) and a couple…umm…hard to describe the color, but I guess a combo of orange and salmon? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/32 "2006-11-24T08:01:40Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] Well, no, black DOESN’T look good on almost everyone. Quite a few people wear black who shouldn’t. [/QUOTE] I concur. I’ve had pretty much everyone I know tell me I should not wear anything black or even dark blue. The only time I wear black is for my job where I have to, and a Halloween costume a few weeks back. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/33 "2006-11-24T13:14:00Z")
[QUOTE=Lissla Lissar] As I was folding my t-shirts yesterday, I realised that every single garment in the drawer was either black, or wine through primary red. Upon inspection of my closet, almost everything is black or burgundy through purple, aside from my jeans, which are dark. While folding Mr. Lissar’s shirts, I noticed that almost everything he wears is green or varying shades of brown. At least we harmonize nicely in colour. We know a girl who almost always wears white. I think I’ve seen her in light beige _once_, but that’s the darkest thing she wears. Does anyone else have really distinct colour drifting in their wardrobes? What colours do you wear predominantly? [/QUOTE] I just checked my closet 😃 Suits run the gamut, but it appears I trend towards white/cream/ecru/oyster in tops. Never noticed that before. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/34 "2006-11-24T17:37:12Z")
Pants: blue jeans or black jeans. Shirts: blue, green, black, gray, or dark red (maroon)–t-shirts or polo shirts–usually solid color. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/35 "2006-11-24T18:34:19Z")
Blue Jeans, with a white tshirt or a blue workshirt. Literally that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/36 "2006-11-24T19:01:13Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] Well, no, black DOESN’T look good on almost everyone. Quite a few people wear black who shouldn’t. [/QUOTE] I’m one of them. Black looks horrible on me. I don’t even like the way I feel when I wear black, it seems to suck the energy out of me. It looks great on other people but not on me. I wear mostly light colors like tans, beige, white or earth tones because that looks best on me. > [@](#): > > I would never be caught dead wearing red, maroon, orange or bright pink. You might not like red, but it does look good on most people. I’ve read that as you get older, a good color for your complexion is pink. Don’t know how true that is. A color I’ve never worn and probably never will is purple. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/37 "2006-11-24T20:15:43Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] Black is classic, stylish, and looks good on almost everyone. And it’s low maintainence. [/QUOTE] Well, black _CAN_ be all of those things that you listed. It can also be drab and depressing. If you’re going to wear all black, please make sure that it’s good quality, well fitting black (not that yours isn’t, **Indygrrl** ). I don’t know why, but poorly fitting, cheap quality clothing looks infinitely worse in black than in any other colour. I can think of a couple of occasions where I’ve seen an all black outfit that was actually cringe worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/38 "2006-11-24T23:35:04Z")
I like to think I’m not heavily influenced by fashion, but I know that’s not true when I contemplate the colours in my wardrobe. Every year I seem to acquire a whole bunch of clothes in a new colour and it dominates my wardrobe for a while. Last winter, it was brown. This summer, I think there’s a lot of reds and pinks - and once upon a time, I never ever wore pink at all. Despite this, I think the core colours in my wardrobe seem to be earth tones - greens, browns. There’s some black but very rarely white. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/39 "2006-11-24T23:41:03Z")
My shirts are: Black, White, Grey, and variants of blue and red. ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-tend-to-wear-only-one-or-two-colours/381557/40 "2006-11-24T23:56:18Z")
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