The color black was there at the very beginning. For thousands of years black has been associated with certain aspects of clothing. It is very ubiquitous: powerful, humbling, “self-negating”, erotic, elegant, luxurious and destructive. Often associated with evil, sin, the devil and mourning; it has also stood for positive meanings: temperance, humility and asceticism. So it can be both pious and perverse, sacred and profane. The lecture explores black in relation to certain moments of historical fashion and the various ways that black is expressed today. How does it relate to the body? What does it expose, reveal or cover? What black fabrics are used? What are the social and symbolic references that are expressed? A question: Are you ready to clothe yourself in black and if so, why?