Four years in, and earth tones continue to reign supreme. Right now shades of cinnamon and toffee are available in abundance, and they are fab with other earth tones, black, cream, burgundy, olive, grey, purple, light blue and navy.
I particularly like cinnamon and toffee combined with shades of dark blue because the blue cools down the warmth of the earth tones, and adds a crisp touch. If you do too, here is some outfit inspiration. Feel free to change the dark blue to black or chocolate if that’s more your thing.
1. Poncho Fabness
Combine a pair of navy Ponte pants or dark blue skinnies with a toffee or cinnamon tunic or long blouse. Layer a navy poncho or long cardigan over the top. Add tall or mid-calf brown boots, and you’re done. The combination of silk with merino wool is luxurious, dressy, and pretty.
2. Equestrian
Combine a navy sweater with a pair of toffee or cinnamon pants. Tuck the pants into tall boots, or wear short black, navy or brown boots. Add a glen plaid jacket or coat, and patterned scarf in the same palette. The scarf here does a good job of picking up the earth tones in the outfit. A solid navy or toffee topper can work well too. A belt is optional.
3. Easy Cosy Knit
This option is the easiest to pull together. Combine a chunky and cosy toffee or cinnamon sweater with a pair of navy pants. Add boots that match the earth tones of the sweater. The belt is optional, and there is no need to semi-tuck the top. This sweater has a navy pattern to match the pants, but a solid would be equally fab.
4. Dressy Dark Denim
Every item in this look is an earthy cinnamon or toffee, except for the bottoms. Those are dark blue jeans, which count as the navy component. Think of any way to layer earthy tops and toppers with dark blue jeans. Add tan, brown or animal print shoes to match, and Bob’s your uncle. Here, an earthy geometric printed blouse is worn over dark straight leg jeans. A toffee cardigan is layered over that, and a cinnamon coat over the lot. No tucking. I like the monochromatic effect of the top layers across three different textures. Add jewellery, watch, and eyewear as desired.
