5 celebrities who aced the all-black fashion trend

Not many fashion trends are as timeless but laid-back as dressing up in an all-black ensemble. Red carpet glamour or street style glamour, there's one colour that has the power to stay stylish for centuries - black. But before we proceed and talk about some of those celebrities who killed this trend, let us just take a small detour here and find out how black the soul of fashion became.

THE RESILIENT DOMINANCE OF BLACK IN FASHION

Often credited with giving it the perception not given before, Coco Chanel reinterpreted our definition of the way we view black during the 1920s with the Little Black Dress (LBD). The black dress began a subtle revolution among women and eventually became a fashion statement. Fast forward to today and the colour is still an image of beauty and sophistication, the world over. Bollywood stars set and create new trends, but the power of the colour black remains unmatched. Here are some of the best style moments delivered fresh off the red carpets and onto your screens. 

1. Deepika Padukone: 

Deepika Padukone's influence as a force in fashion doesn't need an introduction. From walking down runways to the Cannes red carpet, there's never an all-black style moment absent in sight. Is she always in an all-black outfit? No. Is she always stellar in one? Absolutely. 

2. Rihanna: The Risk-Taker

Rihanna is a fashion risk-taker. The timeless black silhouette turns into any style experiment when it walks out of Rihanna's closet. On the Met Gala red carpet wearing a voluminous black gown or a sheer gown with her baby bump, there's nothing Rihanna can't do. 

3. Shah Rukh Khan:

Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood's King Khan for good reason; his style being one of them. At the airport in a sweatshirt with jeans and his rare Hermes Hac a Dos backpack or on the red carpet in a black silk suit, an all-black outfit elevates its status just because it is worn by Shah Rukh Khan. 

4. Angelina Jolie: 

Angelina Jolie's love for all-black outfits is no surprise. Her iconic 2012 Oscars red carpet moment broke the internet just because of one black strapless velvet gown. Do we need to tell you further about the power of a stylish black dress? 

5. Kareena Kapoor: 

Kareena Kapoor's all-black outfits are full of confidence and extravagance. Be it her stunning black sequin dress or her stylish black blazer gowns, she proceeds to show in no ambiguous terms that black is never stylishly out of place. 

Power dressing, red carpet dressing, street smart dressing, and the rest, black is the colour of power. These celebrities always signed off on the fact that black is that colour that never goes out of fashion.
 

Text by Riya Jha

Edited by Sabrina Mathews