
A black suit, blue shirt hints at dressiness without the formality of, say, a white shirt, and this ensemble makes light work of smartening up in a contemporary way. As the image of Mr Ryan Reynolds below shows, the navy accessible accents in the combination gives a young, smart yet fashion look that appeals to the eye.

The age-old adage states that navy and black should never be worn together, but we’re here to attest that this could, in fact, be one of the sleekest tonal combinations around.

Take note of our advice to showcase your sartorial mind: That’s not to say colour can’t work at all, in fact, some of the most well put-together men’s suits involve unique colour combinations or pops of complementary hues. When building out your outfit, nailing the colour combination of shirts, ties or pocket squares for black suits is key anything overly saturated, garish or bright in colour just won’t work.
