Black Pant Suits

A black pant suit is a versatile outfit that can enhance any wardrobe. Black is a slimming color and is an appropriate color choice for both career pant suits as well as dressier pant suits.

Below are a variety of black pant suits offered at various websites:

Two-Piece Black Pant Suit

This two-piece black pant suit is offered at Macy’s. It comes in the color black. The jacket has a notched collar, a three button front closure, puffed shoulder, flap pockets and shoulder pads. The pants have a straight fit, tab front button and zipper closure, no pockets and no belt loops. This pant suit comes in sizes 2 to 18. The jacket is approximately 27″ long from center back neckline, and the pants have an approximate 32″ inseam.

Plus Size Black Pant Suit

This plus size black pant suit is offered at One Stop Plus. (This pant suit also comes in several other color choices.) The jacket has a shawl collar, covered buttons down the front and princess seams that end in a slit car wash hem. The jacket is about 30″ from shoulder to hem. The pants have an elastic waist and inseam of about 29″. It comes in women’s size 14W to 34W. This pant suit also is in women’s tall sizes 12T to 32T. In the women’s tall sizes, the jacket is about 32″ from shoulder to hem, and the pants have an inseam of about 33″ long. Click here to learn more at One Stop Plus.

Black Pant Suit and Skirt

This black pant suit and skirt is offered at Macy’s. It features three pieces – an jacket, pants. and skirt. The jacket has a three-button front closure and notched collar. The jacket is approximately 25 inches long from center back neckline. The pants have a straight leg and have an approximate 31″ inseam. The skirt is a pencil style and is approximately 25″ long from center back waist. This set comes in sizes 4 to 18.

Black Pant Suit Fashion Tips:

What Color Blouse to Wear with a Black Pant Suit

Some pant suits come with a coordinating blouse, while others are designed to be worn just as two pieces. But there are also some pant suits that are designed to be worn with your own blouse (the blouse is not included with the suit).

Luckily, when you are trying to find a coordinating blouse to wear with a black pant suit, just about every color works well. Just pick a color that is appropriate for the occasion. For example, if you are wearing a business pant suit, a white or creamed colored blouse is a good choice.

Dressy Black Pant Suit

A dressy black pant suit, like a dressy black dress, is appropriate to wear to a wide range of occasions. Since you are dressing up, make sure the pant suit you wear looks dressy and not like one that you would wear to the office.

Look for black pant suits in soft material (such as chiffon). A sheer flowing jacket can be quite dressy. Very dressy black pant suits can be appropriate for formal occasions. A formal black pant suit may have embellishments such as beading or sequins.

Many people feel that black is not an appropriate color to wear to a wedding, so you may want to wear a formal pant suit in a different color if you are attending one.

Black Pant Suit Separates

Putting together a black pant suit outfit can be tricky if your purchase the pants and jacket separately. Just because both items are black doesn’t necessarily mean they will match. In fact, they could clash.

When trying to see if the separates look right together, check the color of the fabrics in various different kinds of light (i.e. daylight, indoor light, etc.). You may find it easier to coordinate a jacket that isn’t completely black (for example, it is patterned) with a pair of black slacks.

What Color Shoes to Wear with a Womens Black Pant Suit

Black is an obvious color option for the shoes that you choose to wear with your black pant suit. Another idea is to wear shoes that match the color of the blouse that you are wearing with your pant suit.