https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:39:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589266 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:41:32 +0000 Penny 1589266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely! And I share your enthusiasm for the combination - currently wearing a navy wrap coat with black tights and black boots, and I'll be adding a black blazer over my navy dress as soon as I get in to the office. I carry a burgundy handbag for a dose of a beloved color that works well with navy and black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589233 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:05:44 +0000 Anonymous 1589233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elizabeth, I really appreciated your musing above about what draws us to certain items: colour or cut/shape--or both! I love the pieces in your travel wardrobe and can't wait to see them in action if you have time for pix on your trip. I wish I could create a travel wardrobe like this, it makes things so much easier. </p> <p>I have recently come around to loving the black-navy combo (as Marley says, thank you, Angie!) and hope to try it out more. I do tend towards monochrome or, as Lyn said, a column for balance. I'm trying to experiment more with print and colour though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589229 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:45:15 +0000 lyn67 1589229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love monochromatic darks for winter and I always aim to have a column of color in an outfit for more flaterry and calmness. My basic neutral for winter &nbsp;is &nbsp;black&amp;charcoal but love to mix them up with small amounts of navy, citron, cream, burgundy or deep orange(only one at a time, of course) &nbsp;for getting some interest.&nbsp;<br />Your black and navy capsule is indeed really curent and gorgeous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589123 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:52:32 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1589123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like black and navy / dark blue together. Definitely a YLF thing. Like Marley, I'm kind of on a white and blush kick lately. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589097 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:11:16 +0000 Elizabeth P 1589097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally, ... I think this is why I love colour so much more in the summer, it goes so well with white.&nbsp; Although I do also like the bold saturated colours with black, regardless of "what not to wear".&nbsp; :)</p> <p>Since<br /> I posted this, I was thinking more... is it the pieces I like (the<br /> shapes, etc) that just happen to be black, and generally more readily available in<br /> black, or am I truly gravitating towards black. ie what is the<br /> motivator, the colour or the pieces? </p> <p>Marley, the boots are Valdini.&nbsp; Totally weatherproof, so they get worn a lot! </p> <p>And yes Deborah, of course I was thinking of you.&nbsp; Totally comfortable in your sea of black and white... it's good to know you are still very happy with that.&nbsp; Gryffin of course is another example.&nbsp; My head space seems to be drifting that way... although I have a friend who ALWAYS says how good it is to see me in colour, when I do wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589069 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:41:02 +0000 Deborah 1589069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In a word ....yes!</p> <p>Love this!! Give up on colour for winter? I have and I have never been happier with my limited colour palette. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589033 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:20:57 +0000 kerlyn 1589033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great pieces! &nbsp;They look like they would make some elegant outfits. &nbsp;I've been wearing a lot of black and gray lately. &nbsp;I struggle a bit with navy, so I'd love to see how you style your navy and black pieces. &nbsp;They're great colors on you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589027 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:38:39 +0000 Marley 1589027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun! &nbsp;Isn't it great when you can come up with a color combination capsule where the pieces all just really work with each other? &nbsp;(Thank you Angie for showing us how to do it!) &nbsp;I too love navy/ink and black together and think that it really "shows" well in your assymetrical pieces. &nbsp;What are the boots in the bottom right hand corner??? &nbsp;(I'm swooning!)</p> <p>Oh - and also, yes I gravitate towards monochromatic looks these days - but currently mine are more on the light side of things - ivory, blush, white, very light gray or pink, cream, etc.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589026 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:33:36 +0000 Sal 1589026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that is a great idea! &nbsp;And I love the pieces you have chosen. &nbsp;You look sensational in black and navy.</p> <p>I think it is mixing in the colour that is the challenge. &nbsp;I do wear black and a bright, but for a few years I avoided this combo a-la "What not to wear". &nbsp;And mixing colours is not always easy. &nbsp;I love denim and a bright colour, and I love white and bright (not so much on me, but on others).</p> <p>I think the shapes you are enjoying are often more readily available in black; it is hard to find them in a colour. &nbsp;I think Una has had the same issue.</p> <p>I do not wear a lot of navy (I feel black is better on me) but I do wear a lot of all black looks....often with a different neutral shoe and bag. &nbsp;I feel this is a look that really works for me.</p> <p>Go the monochrome!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589022 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:16:14 +0000 Roxanna 1589022@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elizabeth - I am swooning over you wardrobe! The edgy black and navy is so sophisticated and I love the combo with your white hair. Amazing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-wearing-black-and-navy#post-1589012 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:06:53 +0000 Elizabeth P 1589012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> I was playing around last night,<br /> thinking about what clothes to take away with me at Christmas. I have<br /> lots of space, so no issues with paring down to a tight capsule, but I enjoy playing around with capsule wardrobes, so<br /> why not have some fun. So I put some of my favourite outfits and<br /> clothes into a stylebook packing list. Everything I am interested in<br /> taking, ie all my favourite clothes at the moment, are black and navy.<br /> All of them. These are the pieces with asymmetry, edge, the silhouette<br /> and drape I like... as well as pieces that have resulted in my favourite<br /> outfits of late. It makes me wonder if I should give up on colour!<br /> Well, for the winter... I love my colour in the summer. Because of my<br /> hair colour, I get my needed high contrast with that, and don't always<br /> need it in my clothes. And I LOVE black and navy together...it doesn't<br /> show up well here, but many pieces have both colours on them.</p> </p> <p> Just for fun here is a screenshot of the stuff. No, I won't (necessarily) be taking it all... this is just a compilation of my favs. For fun.</p> <p>Just musing....&nbsp; Are any of the rest of you gravitating towards monochromatic looks these days? </p> </p>