Men’s Health Magazine recently published an article asking the question “Can Guys Wear Navy Blue and Black Together.” They of course answered “yes” and went into the ways to wear this color combination in and out of the office, and everybody has a good day.

While we of course are happy to hear that one of our favorite magazines of all time are singing the praises of wearing blue with black, the fact that they felt the need to ask and subsequently answer the question is what we find odd. Was there anyone saying that these can’t be worn together, as if wearing this combo was akin to wearing white after Labor Day? (don’t get us started on that bullshit rule, which was literally pulled out of the asses of old money types to distinguish between themselves and…ugh…new money.)

So all in all, we’re over the moon that MH is on board with the whole “bruise” look (black and blue…get it?) but we’d be remiss if we didn’t pat our own selves on the back (as we’re prone to do.) Here are just some of the photos from our Instagram over the past thirty days, just to illustrate our point:

So…yeeeaahhh…we have a preference when it comes to color combos, and other style influencers (who we sincerely LOVE and are massive fans of, by the way,) are finally getting on board. Well, they may not be “finally getting on board” as much as they are just now committing their preference to writing and making it public; we’re not claiming “first” in holding the opinion,” but it does at least make us feel good to beat others to the punch, especially when they are people we admire and are influenced by.

If you still are on the fence, or fat-out think that blue and black worn together are an abomination, maybe you just haven’t been sufficiently been swayed yet. Try going here. Or here. And maybe even…here. If you still need convincing of one of the most obvious and visually satisfying color combinations known to man, second maybe only to black and white, then you’re unfortunately beyond help my friends. Enjoy your weekends and try not to feel so blue. Try black AND blue….it helps!