And most likely, the gray suit you go for first is charcoal or slate-colored. Those hues go with everything, look great on every skin tone, work in the office, at a wedding, on a first date, at a ...

The Reinvention of the Entry-Level Suit. ... TWO YEARS AGO,Collins Ward, 34, a principal at a Manhattan-based private-equity firm, was looking for a new charcoal-grey suit.

Grey suits signify the invisible power of those who control business and politics; its multiple shades, most commonly charcoal and gun metal _ alongside navy _ dominate the Wall Street dress code.