Is Blue the new Black?

A few days ago, a young man contacted me about assisting him with purchasing a new suit for interviews and of course I jumped at the opportunity to outfit another young professional chasing their dreams. When I met up with the guy, he was quick to say the only input he wanted was that the suit be blue. For a guy who did not own a suit, I laughed and guarantteed him that one wish.

I ask, "Is blue the new black" only because this guy who never owned a suit and had never shopped for a suit was very adament about purchasing this blue suit. While we walked and talked about some of the places he was trying to interview, we saw more men wearing blue and gray suits than black.

While in one of the stores, we began to talk with some of the other guys who were shopping and I found it very interesting that many of them associated the once "professional black" now as the "funeral/out of date black." Apparently, even in the most conservative jobs men are wearing blue and it's actually the thing to do!

Don't be that guy-out of date! Go blue!