Combo: Black with red

In the new category "Combo"we will tell how to combine things of different styles, models, textures and colors. It can easily get tights in the net, unusual shoes, a vinyl miniskirt or a huge fluffy sweater - in the most unexpected combinations. Our illustrations are not a call for a purchase, but clues - after all, something like this may surely show up in the closet. In the first issue there is a trendy friendship of things of red and black colors.

Until recently, the combination of red and black was associated with aggression, even vulgarity, or subcultures. But it is exactly the gothic and the same type of hoodie with the name of metal bands and motorcycle gear that inspire today a whole galaxy of young designers. One of those who set the tone is Demna Gvasalia. Bright color combinations can be seen at almost every Vetements show. In the spring-summer collection of the next year, the brand offers to wear a red light dress with monstrous leather jackboots, more reminiscent of pants. It is unlikely that this option is applicable for the lives of most of us - nevertheless, it suggests how to combine red with black: it’s better that things be different in texture in one image.

So, the most interesting thing to combine different materials: vinyl - with wool, matte skin - with velvet, sequins - with silk. Off-White supports this idea. If the sports theme does not attract you, pay attention to how it looks from Nina Ricci. The brand proves that even with such a combination - a red translucent blouse and a black shiny skirt - the image can look gentle and in the spirit of the times. It remains to add that if you dilute this color solution with neutral white, gray or beige, then it easily grows all the connotations and will fit almost everything and everything. Although it would seem!