Right now grey is taking a backseat to make room for chocolate brown, and lighter browns like toffee, whiskey, cognac and cinnamon. But if you enjoy wearing grey, try wearing it with a shade of brown. To cool down the palette, add some blue. Blue jeans count as the blue component of the outfit.
Think of ways to combine grey with brown and blue with items in your wardrobe. The colour you like the least can be subtly represented in the outfit. Amplify your favourite colours. Onto some outfit inspiration.
1. Grey Trousers
Here, a pair of on trend wide, slouchy pleated trousers is combined with a tucked light blue shirt. A woolly toffee bomber creates the brown component, along with a gingerbread bag. While sneakers add a Sporty Luxe touch. Feel free to sub the sneakers for cream or brown boots. Maybe tan or gingerbread shoes too.
2. Jeans with Dark Green
Blue jeans create the blue component of the outfit. The grey graphic tee creates the grey. A whisky complement of pumps, belt and bag creates the brown, which picks up the brown in the graphic of the tee. A dark green leather blazer is the unexpected topper of choice, thereby adding another colour. It picks up the dark green in the graphic too.
3. Argyle
These outfits are big on the blue and grey component, and very subtle on the brown. The outfit on the left is from H&M, and it combines a chocolate brown turtleneck with a navy and grey argyle cardigan that’s buttoned through like a top. There’s a very narrow chocolate brown stripe in the argyle cardigan too. The navy, grey and brown are mismatched with a flared plum skirt, which is so dark, it passes for chocolate brown. Black loafers match the model’s hair, and grey socks match the grey in the cardigan. A chocolate brown bag matches the turtleneck. The outfit on the right is from ASOS, and it combines slouchy grey jeans with a grey and light blue buttoned through argyle cardigan. A tan sweater is draped over the model’s shoulders like a scarf, and cinnamon loafers create the brown component of the look.
4. Pattern Mixed
The blue is this version is very subtle. There is a smattering of it in the pattern of the sweater set, and that’s it. For the rest, a brown plaid wrap skirt is combined with a grey fair isle twinset. The brown in the fair isle connects it to the brown plaid. Tall brown boots amp up the brown in the outfit, and work well with the model’s brown hair. I see a brown or cream bag complete the look.
5. Grey Knitwear
These outfits from & Other Stories are heavier on the grey component of the palette. The outfit on the left is heavy on the blue component too. It combines a pale blue button down shirt with a pair of faded blue jeans to create a column go light blue. A white tee is layered under the shirt. A boxy pale grey cardigan is worn over the column of blue and semi tucked a little to showcase a chocolate belt. A chocolate bag matches the belt. A black, cream and toffee scarf complements the palette. I see white, black or brown shoes complete that look. On the left, similarly, a light blue shirt is layered under a fitted pale grey pullover. The pairing tops a chocolate skirt which matches a chocolate bag. The same black, cream and toffee scarf is tied to the bag and works with the palette. I see brown, cream, or black shoes complete the look. Add jewellery, watch, and eyewear as desired.
