in the twilight of these white nights.

Like most others, my wardrobe is dominated by the color black. I have pants, cardigans, dresses, tops, bags, shoes.. the list goes on. White has also been a major player in my closet, but in more subtle ways -- undershirts, mostly. But I've been trying to be more bold with it. Now I have white, leather loafers with spikes (actual), a white peplum dress I wore for my graduation (similar), and a beautiful portfolio style clutch in the clean shade (similar). In the past few seasons, we've seen white become one of those colors that one must consider when wanting to try out the monochromatic look (see: Candice Swanepoel's look while filming extra earlier this month.) Forget leaving those whites behind after labor day, I think white has become a color that you can and must wear all year round. Monochromatic looks may seem easy while wearing black, but I have to say, you need to be careful when going in this direction. Your look can easily fall from chic to Morticia Addams (unless that's the look you're intentionally going for?) with a little too much of the dark color. So pick fun pieces. Don't wear a black turtle neck with black pants if you aren't going to play with the look -- add a belt with a strong gold buckle or a shoe that lengthens your leg and lets a little ankle show. Note: I apologize in advance for not having a polyvore link here, apparently the site ate my draft and no one wants to cry about it more than I do! Maybe if I can find some motivation, I can remake a similar one and link it in the future. Last but not least, my favorite thing to do with these two colors is a strong contrast. Olivia Lopez does it best on her blog, Lust for Life, and I am dying to go for a contrast this wild. Black and white striped ankle pants with a barely there shoe and a leather jacket? Don't forget the sharp, clean white bag. I think my ideal black and white contrast would be a skater skirt with a bold, floral print (white on black) with a fuzzy, and very 90s, black angora sweater and one of those transparent, box clutches that only encases cosmetics with black cases. Oh, to be able to snap any outfit into life! But this may be a nice alternative..