COLOR BLIND : What’s Black and White and Worn All Over? High-Contrast Clothes That, in a Colorful Fashion Season, Always Look Refreshingly Modern.

All-black is still the essence of chic--just add white.

The little white dress goes anywhere, any time--with black extras.

A sleeveless tunic over pants passes muster all year long.

The perfect dressy trench wraps up an evening gown.

A lace shirt puts the icing on a basic black skirt.

The new abstraction--a spare black top over white.

Stylist: Christine de Lassus / Frame, New York; hair: Tony Lucha / Jed Root, New York; makeup: Denise Markey / Stephen Knoll Salon, New York; model: Laura Bailey / Company Management, New York