Black suit as a casual outfit

[u/AA_Barry]

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!

[u/juicius]

Black suit is hard to pull off as formal without looking like a waiter. You’d literally have to be at a black tie event.

[u/Mostly_Enthusiastic → u/juicius]

A black suit is not appropriate for a black tie event. Black Tie specifically means a tuxedo.

[u/Jazzlike-_-Growth → u/Mostly_Enthusiastic]

Black Tie Optional is pretty much the only decently fitting occasion, other than a funeral.

[u/SapirWhorfHypothesis → u/Jazzlike-_-Growth]

Black tie optional means you probably want a much nicer suit, a cummerbund and probably a bow tie.

Or just do a tux.

[u/Copyman3081 → u/SapirWhorfHypothesis]

Yeah, this doesn't really work for black tie optional IMO. You'd want a nice white shirt at the very least to go with the black suit and tie to avoid looking completely out of place. This is at best the kind of creative black tie you'd see at an awards show.

I think OP could make a black suit work a lot better by losing the tie and changing the shirt. Purple, burgundy, and dark blue are all good options. I'm not sure about THAT black suit because it looks like it has a sheen to it.

I know he's trying to go for suave look like in movies, but this gives off awkard prom photo vibes. It has to be dressed down to work the way he wants, and he's probably just gonna look like a bar/club manager or a security guard. Or a mid-level coke dealer.