Something that effects many (8+%) men is color blindness, most commonly red-green, but there are other variants. I'm wondering how color blind people out there handle fashion.

Personally, my case is not that severe (and I got better night / distance vision in compensation, more rods, less cones), but I'm still aware that 95+% of people see colors differently. This leads me to conservative choices, neutral + one color generally, perhaps with shades. Generally that means black + dark peacock tones + silver in my case, gothic tendencies, and I dress mostly to please myself, but still, one wonders how it's seen.

Those with it, what are your strategies ? Are there trust worthy guides that don't look bad to you? I find some color combinations that are usually considered good pretty off. Perhaps a list of color combinations that the general population finds bad to avoid?

Those without it, what are your thoughts?

What am I missing?

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[–] 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm not color blind but I mostly wear black. I like gothic and punk fashion. I only recently started experimenting with color. Just out of curiosity, what's your favorite color?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    By peacock I meant jewel tones, ruby, emerald, sapphire, tending to the deeper. The favoured changes on a whim, perhaps ruby comes up most often.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Oh cool. Is there any color combinations you've been thinking of trying out but are maybe on the fence about? I used to be afraid to wear pink but pink and black is a great combination imo.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago

    I do have a collarless in pink I like more for it's cut than it's color, silk so it get's worn for feel more than it's color, yay for random Op Shop finds. As said, I dress to please myself, but one wonders.

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