Confession: I don’t like black. It’s unfussy, forgiving and looks good on everyone, exactly the qualities that make it so damn boring. Entering a party and seeing an assembly line of black cocktail dresses depresses my inner aesthete, especially when the wearers have the kind of bronze, sun-kissed skin that could carry off any number of delicious hues in the colour spectrum.
Resorting to blending in with black when you can stop traffic in vermillion or start a conversation with chartreuse just feels like a cheap cop out, a sartorial surrender.
From electric blue and brick to olive and gunmetal, allow us to expand your fashion vocabulary — and your street (style) smarts.
8 colours that suit Indian skin
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