https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:39:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532344 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:15:12 +0000 Angie 1532344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear navy and ink year round.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532276 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:36:51 +0000 Summer 1532276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, too, wear navy year round, just changing shoe colour according to season. &nbsp;I love the suggestions of cognac and darker reds that others have given. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532258 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:06:48 +0000 Lyn D. 1532258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think of Navy and black as cooler weather colours, but wear navy all year round.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532235 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 03:42:56 +0000 Sheila 1532235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After thinking about this more, I realized that one of my lifelong associations with navy is classic navy and white spectator pumps. As a teenager I thought spectators were the epitome of springtime chic. They also signaled 'Easter Sunday' to me. Funny what we remember...Also love spectators with black and cognac -- each with white, of course. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532219 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 02:31:43 +0000 Maneera 1532219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Navy is a year long staple for me......one of my key neutrals. I wear it a lot in winters ---- sweaters, coats, ponte pants, even woolen hats and scarves. </p> <p>Infact, I wear it more in winter than in summer. In summer, other shades of blue like teal, cobalt and turquoise are also great to wear, but I like navy as the primary shade of blue for my winter wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532192 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 01:48:03 +0000 JAileen 1532192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I grew up in the SF Bay Area. When I was a kid, the US Navy mandated that their sailors (and officers) wear their winter uniforms in summer there. Back then, it was Navy Blue wool. So, yes, navy is a winter color, per the US Navy. Of course, their navy blue is practically black, but still. </p> <p>So I was surprised to see your question. In the SF Bay Area there wasn't very much difference between our winter and summer wardrobe. Maybe it was the microclimate I grew up in, but July tended to be cold with fog, and February was pretty mild. Anyway, I wear navy year round. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532180 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 01:38:39 +0000 Jaime 1532180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Navy is year long staple for me too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532153 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:51:15 +0000 Deborah 1532153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiela I have been wearing navy and black together all winter this year. &nbsp;In fact I find it far easier to find winter navy items than summer:) &nbsp;My wardrobe is basically full of neutrals and navy is proving to be a very good addition. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532113 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:08:16 +0000 Traci 1532113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thinking on this more I'm realizing navy is working for me more as my wardrobe is becoming more neutral. I wasn't as keen on it when I had more vivid colors in my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532098 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:38:50 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1532098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes - navy is a big part of my wardrobe in fall and winter. I think it goes with far more colors than black does. I love it with all shades of orange and yellow. Also burgandy and greens. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532093 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:22:38 +0000 Sheila 1532093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow I am getting very excited about navy year-round! I had not even considered wearing it with all of the colors y'all have suggested. I am going to formulate some outfit ideas right away. Thank you, everyone, for your amazing ideas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532055 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 21:09:59 +0000 E 1532055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear it year round too, like everyone else! I do tend to par it with different colours depending on the season, but I don't have any strict rules, just I gravitate towards slightly different palettes at different times of the year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532052 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:59:16 +0000 Anonymous 1532052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm looking at navy with taupe or greige colours for fall. &nbsp;I just bought an EF poncho in those colours - and am really looking forward to wearing it. Also navy and cognac &nbsp;is a rich, sophisticated matching. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532048 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:49:31 +0000 Thistle 1532048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear it all year long. I consider it a neutral, like black or khaki. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532041 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:35:30 +0000 Traci 1532041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the suggestion of thinking of navy like denim is a good one. I love navy with blush, camel, black, coral and gray. I'm actually a little more drawn to navy in winter. I've been on a black and white kick for summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532034 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:15:53 +0000 Meow 1532034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a jeans gal too and jeans are essentially navy. I'm very happy wearing navy sweaters and tops wtih my jeans. It might not be everyone's cup of tea but I find it slimming and elongating. Like others said, I wear cognac booties and purse and belt to warm things up and that's pretty much my winter uniform! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532029 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:54:11 +0000 unfrumped 1532029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope not!<br />I am not a huge navy person by choice, since when it's a dark navy it's still draining. But, since it's a little better than black, and goes with my color palette, and is <u>everywhere</u>, I've acquired some items.</p> <p>I'm echoing others above, that it's a business staple neutral, so that is year-round, not part of a "resort"&nbsp;or vacation-nautical-only &nbsp;palette. And I find it easy to "warm up" with rich autumn colors and textures (navy, camel and burgundy look great to me), or to lighten up with pale gray, white, pinks or mauves, and probably other pastels for those who wear them. So&nbsp; I'm not really looking to add heavy navy cold-weather items (it would&nbsp; not be my wool coat color, for example), it has proved useful as a seasonless and season-transition color. It's not hard for footwear, either, since I will wear black, if that's what I have, but also gray, dark red, and warm browns (cognac, camel). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532025 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:30:27 +0000 Marilyn 1532025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love navy and wear it year round.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532009 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:50:50 +0000 retailgirl 1532009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Black used to be my go to neutral but now I have lots of navy...looks good with gray, burgundy, pink, different greens, ( ESP. Hunter green in fall and winter) camel, etc. so, definitely not just for summer or spring! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532008 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:48:18 +0000 Suz 1532008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA, I also wear navy in winter quite often with black.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532007 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:47:35 +0000 Suz 1532007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear navy (and ink blue) all year. With cream or white, too! &nbsp;This combo looks more autumnal if you add cognac, wheat, or taupe accessories, or &nbsp;leopard print, or &nbsp;dark reds (or rusts, if your colouring permits). It also works with plums, some greens, golds.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532005 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:43:10 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1532005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, so you are looking for more casual pieces. &nbsp;A pair of slim cropped navy pants with a white (or any color) top would also make a nice outfit for fall. &nbsp;I find that there is a lot of variation in the depth of color and the brightness that navy can work for a broader range of people than many neutrals.</p> <p>Can you tell I am a fan? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532003 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:39:23 +0000 Sheila 1532003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Cheryle. I am retired so live pretty much in casual-to-dressy separates. I wear several shades of dark blue denim and they work well in our climate all year. And cashmere, too. I just have never worn a navy winter top with a cream or white winter bottom...seems kind of 'Palm Beach' to me but I think I will try to figure out how to make it work...probably with season-friendly accessories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1532000 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:35:24 +0000 carter 1532000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have 2 navy sweaters ready to go for Fall. Planning to wear them with black, gray, light denim, taupe, winter white, cognac! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1531998 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:32:59 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1531998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely. &nbsp;Navy wool suiting is usually offered by the larger retailers. &nbsp;I find it is a better alternative to black as it is a bit less formal and works with almost every color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-my-new-friend#post-1531992 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:21:41 +0000 Sheila 1531992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So what do we think of wearing navy in the Autumn and<br /> winter months? I've been loving it with white all Spring and Summer but have never worn it in the cooler months (except for blazers). Is navy even stocked in cool weather clothes??? </p>