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# Black is the new colour of summer
- URL: https://aurelia.samadesign.dev/black-is-the-colour-of-summer/
- Published: 2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Linen, silk and a single colour: why the best-dressed people we met this season all wore black.
- Author: Victor Hale
- Tags: Style, #selection, #Import 2026-10-07 01:52

For years, summer meant white linen and pale colours. This season, something shifted. In Paris, in Milan, on the terraces of the lake, the people who caught our eye were dressed entirely in black.

It is not the black of winter coats. It is lighter, looser: black linen trousers, a silk shirt left open, a dress that moves in the evening breeze. It flatters every skin, hides the dust of travel and goes from lunch to dinner without a second thought.

![A figure in black with sunglasses and a hat](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623193904310-9d38ce94670b?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2000&q=80)

Photo by Simi Iluyomade / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=aurelia&utm%5Fmedium=referral)

The trick is texture. Mix a matte linen with a shiny silk, a soft knit with a crisp cotton, and black never looks severe. Add a single piece of gold jewellery and nothing else.