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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: I found "my" brown! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:28:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Firecracker (Sharan) on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2142172 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:43:57 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2142172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Excellent! It took me a long time to find browns that worked for me, also. Turns out espresso and olive-y browns are the ticket for me. Eliza on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141889 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:01:18 +0000 Eliza 2141889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Cool browns aren’t always an easy find; great to have “your” brown items sorted out. This color will play well with a wide range of accent tones. Enjoy! Angie on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141545 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 14:32:10 +0000 Angie 2141545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I bet this shade of brown is gorgeous on you! Pretty with your brown eyes. Fab to have found HEWIs. Awfully satisfying Style Fan on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141537 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 12:48:26 +0000 Style Fan 2141537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a great capsule!  I love dark brown but my best brown is a warm dark brown.  I can see this colour working well for you. nemosmom on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141365 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 13:03:46 +0000 nemosmom 2141365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gorgeous shade of brown! I can see it working well for you! The Cat on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141273 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:48:56 +0000 The Cat 2141273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congratulations! Cool browns can be difficult to find, but are a gorgeous base for cool accent colours like pink, lilac, blue, turquoise, white and silver. Kate on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141241 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:14:47 +0000 Kate 2141241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a beautiful brown capsule. I love brown too and have amassed a nice little collection of pieces across a variety of shades over the past few seasons. A cool brown has been the hardest to find. It’s great to see all these pieces. If I could justify it in this time of covid, that jacket would be mine. Bijou on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2141160 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:25:31 +0000 Bijou 2141160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I too find it tricky to get a perfect shade of brown to flatter my colouring. The best one on me is a caramel tone. I am glad to see brown return, it has been so long where this beautiful neutral was hard to find. I have this coat which seems to be the right shade of brown for me. rachylou on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140999 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:01:32 +0000 rachylou 2140999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love it all. I really like a dark milk chocolate brown. Your observation about a reddish brown is well taken. I’m going to look and see how my things fall; I suspect I have none, also preferring cool tones. JAileen on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140957 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:39:12 +0000 JAileen 2140957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like this cool brown.  What colors are you wearing with it? nuancedream on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140943 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:00:44 +0000 nuancedream 2140943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ooh, so happy you found "your" brown. Cool bittersweet chocolate brown is difficult to find, but you managed to create a killer capsule with it. I bet it will look fab with turquoise, chambray blue, and coral, which will allow you to transition more summery colors into fall. Mainelady on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140901 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:33:26 +0000 Mainelady 2140901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay for finding your brown and for creating a capsule! You will find your brown to be a great neutral and with your capsule you should be able to have “your” shade in frequent rotation. Jaime on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140886 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:02:33 +0000 Jaime 2140886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good eye finding those cool browns. They would look gorgeous with so many blues among other colors! Bonnie on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140874 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 02:09:48 +0000 Bonnie 2140874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I liked the jacket so much I ordered it and the pants in zebra print to go with it. Thanks for sharing.  Helena on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140845 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:39:37 +0000 Helena 2140845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Cool browns are like unicorns ... definitely good to grab them when you find them. This shade is just lovely! A somewhat bitter dark chocolate ... yum! CarolS on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140802 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:10:32 +0000 CarolS 2140802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Envious! It is SO HARD to find brown pieces in any shade, let alone the perfect one. You're smart to stock up! cindysmith on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140756 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:14:15 +0000 cindysmith 2140756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done, so glad you found "your" brown! anchie on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140744 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:53:57 +0000 anchie 2140744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is great versatile color, you can have so many mix and match outfits with these items. Good that you snatched them all because it will probably not be easy to find this later or somewhere else. Anonymous on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140742 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:49:14 +0000 Anonymous 2140742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This shade of brown looks versatile. I like Runcarla’s ideas and unfrumped’s thoughts of texture, but you may want to mix in cool shades of pink, red, purples, emerald green, and white. RobinF on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140737 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:31:30 +0000 RobinF 2140737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That is a great brown! Love the capsule, it's nice that you were able to get it all at the same time instead of having to hunt. Carla on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140734 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:16:32 +0000 Carla 2140734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What an interesting colour, Gretchen.  I could see the colours mixing it up with all kinds of combinations (light blue, olive, turquoise, orange).  What are you thinking? unfrumped on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140732 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:47:14 +0000 unfrumped 2140732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great! There are so many browns, and very erratically appearing in retail. You are smart to buy several pieces at one time if they fit. Cool browns, if not super dark, are actually more flattering than black or dark navy on me but were so hard to find— and to maintain/ update over time- that I gave up trying to use in my workwear years. Also good to look out for fabrics that translate well in brown— mixing textures, and as much natural fibers as feasible, helps to avoid the brown polyester suit look. I like brown and black and brown and navy together - in certain shades and mixing options— so sometimes other things will suddenly show up , like a brown and blue tweed or micro check, stripes, scarf prints, handbags, that stretch your capsule and help mix with those neutrals. notsaf on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140728 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:41:46 +0000 notsaf 2140728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congrats! That cool brown must look lovely on you. J Crew has it sometimes in the winter if you're looking for other pieces then. Inge on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140721 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:09:26 +0000 Inge 2140721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay!! And yes!!! I love this kind of more cool-toned brown too, and it's not always easy to find, so I'm glad you were able to create this little capsule. Enjoy "your" browns, Gretchen! Anonymous on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140714 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:25:43 +0000 Anonymous 2140714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a great color! They have a wrap skirt in it too that I'm eyeing Star (Lise) on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140707 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:19:32 +0000 Star (Lise) 2140707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Really nice capsule.  I think this is also known as Mocha as opposed to Chocolate Brown.  I love it - a cool brown. Jane on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140679 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:18:28 +0000 Jane 2140679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That’s super. Well done with persisting. They are great pieces. The wide neck top particularly. Sal on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140673 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:20:50 +0000 Sal 2140673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That is a nice brown and I can see that working on you!  Great little capsule here - nice decisive thinking. Barbara Diane on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140668 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:40:51 +0000 Barbara Diane 2140668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So glad you found your brown! Gretchen on "I found "my" brown!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-found-my-brown#post-2140667 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:37:21 +0000 Gretchen 2140667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've wanted to add brown back into the rotation for a few years, but haven't been able to find the right one. I've tried variations from Boden, Peruvian Connection, Anthropologie and a few others, but couldn't find the shade that worked... until TODAY! It turns out I was trying for too much red in the brown. WHBM's Espresso color is very dark, and it makes me look alive, alert and healthy, and also somehow cozy? I decided to do a 5 piece capsule since this has been so hard to find. (and threw a muted neutral top as well to bring a little variation). So pleased to get these all on sale, so I'm not breaking the bank to add these in!