https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 04:28:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006721 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 01:51:07 +0000 MsMary 1006721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do this all the time.&nbsp; The<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-815-the-wonderful-ice-cream-suit" rel="nofollow"> white "suit" I wore today</a> was actually a non-matching skirt from Nordstrom and a blazer from NY&amp;Co. from two years ago! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006719 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 01:45:09 +0000 Diana 1006719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie! It's good to know I have options. Will make suit shopping easier knowing I don't have to settle for, say, a poorly fitting skirt in the same fabric, but could substitute for a better one in a different fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006663 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:54:10 +0000 Angie 1006663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, the Tokyo cropped pants and jacket are exactly the same fabric - a true suit. The old black skirt is the same shade of black - but not matching. I vote YAY when the fabrics are a similar level of dressiness and weight and the colours blend well. I mix up my grey pinstripe Theory classic pants suit all the time too. This is business FORMAL. </p> <p>Business casual is when the fabrics and colours of the suit (jacket and bottom) do not match at all. </p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006601 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:23:28 +0000 unfrumped 1006601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The more different the fabrics are , the better it can work, I find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006597 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:17:54 +0000 Parsley 1006597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I hope everybody doesn't think it's a no-no, because I do it all the time! I have a couple of black jackets that I wear with different black skirts and pants, and I think it looks fine. Other colors might be harder to match than black, I imagine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006583 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:49:40 +0000 AviaMariah 1006583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had the same question when I read Angie's post so I'll be watching this thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-mixing-black-fabrics-or-suits-that-are-not-suits#post-1006576 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:37:00 +0000 Diana 1006576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie (and everyone else),<br />In your blog post today, you've shown your suit jacket not only with the matching pants (which I assume are the same fabric) but also with an older skirt that I assume did not come as part of the suit.&nbsp; What is the general consensus these days about making a "suit" out of mismatched (but same color) fabrics?&nbsp; I remember when this was a huge no-no, and my husband says it's still a no-no for men's suits (you <i>never, ever</i> break them up, is what he says). ETA: Is this going to be inherently more casual even if it's OK?</p> <p>I don't own a suit right now, but I think I need to seriously start looking for one so I will have it when I need it.&nbsp; I'm wondering whether I need to buy all the pieces at once (jacket, trousers, skirt) or whether I can sub in a different skirt or trousers if I find one I like better.&nbsp; I assume it would be very hard to match fabrics though, unless it is from exactly the same line.&nbsp; Thing is, I rarely find both a skirt and trousers from the same line that fit me right.&nbsp; I'd want to be able to wear it for things like interviews, so I would want to err on the side of formal and classic.&nbsp; </p> <p>I do already plan on doing less formal mismatched suit looks with different color pieces.&nbsp; I assume for this kind of more casual look it's OK if the fabrics don't match. </p>