Trend: Velvet

You know what's in all the 5th ave stores these days? Velvet everything. They tossed all the embroidery stuff in the back and brought out the velvet. I think it has more to do with the time of year, though...velvet always comes out in the fall--usually it comes out a bit later for the "holiday" season.

http://lookbook.nu/look/8316783-Black-Hope-Curse-Mystic-Crop-Top-Mxci-Velvet

I'm liking the more colorful velvet fabrics more. Like many dark fashion people, I own black velvet things, but you kind of lose the texture of the fabric with black. I'm liking colored velvets these days (lol even though I just got a black velvet dress)

http://lookbook.nu/look/8251477-Slira-Dress-Whistle-Bango-Bangle-Choies-Hat

Red is one of my favorite colors for velvet, especially a deep bloodred. though I've seen it in a lot of "soft grunge" (though i don't think i've used this term since 2013 lol)

http://lookbook.nu/look/8109560-Going-To-Hell-

But I feel red velvet is best reserved for fancy vampiric looks:

velvet featuring platform shoes

Though black velvet creates the illusion of wearing the blackest black:

Dress: https://us.killstar.com/

Septum clicker: http://www.bodyjewelry.com/

What's your favorite way to wear velvet? All-black? Color?