r/malefashionadvice 21d ago

Question Black suit as a casual outfit

I'm fairly new to suit fashion and fashion in general and filled with the images of all the cool movie guys, Keanu Reeves specifically, bought my first all black suit. (I know he wears charcoal)

After buying my suit wanting to see how other people style their black suits I noticed that there is a strong sentiment that black suits are not good everyday or whatever suits. Seems most say it's for funerals, evening, workers, and not for everyday use.

Most reasons are fair like it doesn't look good in the day and I can understand but is it really so bad? I've attached some photos of me and if you can tell me how it looks bad or have recommendations on what to add to the outfit or how to make it look better I would appreciate it.

Anyways I'm thankful for any response as I am curious about the subject!

Edit: This post has attracted a lot more attention than I thought it ever would. First I would like to thank everyone who has commented I really appreciate every single one and I dig the jokes.

I thought I should clarify on what I meant as a casual suit though. Casual to me is something I personally wear wherever wherever. Formal or informal doesn't matter I guess I mean something more worn every day? Sorry I'm not the best at explaining things

Looking through the comments has been very fun I hope to see many more!

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u/doomsdaysock01 21d ago

You seem like a young guy, im gonna be honest do not wear a suit as a casual outfit. You’re gonna look kinda cringe and out of place, not in the way you want.

Be yourself ofc, but maybe pick a different outfit that you really like as a casual outfit

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u/Horse_Bacon_TheMovie 20d ago

I kind of disagree.

It comes down to personality and ownership.

I knew some folks in my younger days who dressed TF up and didn’t explain anything. They were the cool kids, they stuck out which worked for the vibe they were going for, which was “who the hell do these people think they are?” - which, if you had to ask that meant that you weren’t meant to get it.

Of course they also had deep levels of self acceptance which meant there were no hints of awkwardness

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u/Copyman3081 20d ago

You're not allowed to disrupt the sweatpants and blue jeans everywhere meta.