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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: WIW: what do we think of brown and black together? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 01 May 2026 13:41:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Nicole D on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014432 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 02:08:51 +0000 Nicole D 1014432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My fave is black and camel but I think black and brown looks great too. Jaime on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014426 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 02:01:06 +0000 Jaime 1014426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, look at Anna's post for inspiration/confirmation. Gaylene on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014285 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:53:49 +0000 Gaylene 1014285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Who is this elusive "they" who get to make up all these rules about what we can and can't wear? Of course you can wear brown and black together, and navy and black, and orange and red, purple and blue, and--OK, I'll stop the ranting, but you get the message. Angie on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014274 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:46:00 +0000 Angie 1014274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My thumbs are up for black and brown. Of course. Why not. annagybe on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014220 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:02:20 +0000 annagybe 1014220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wore black and brown today. Suz on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014213 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:56:27 +0000 Suz 1014213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I hate to say it...but in this case, your mother was wrong.  Brown and black are brilliant together, and particularly on you in this outfit. With your hair, the pants bookend. (I know they are not the same colour, but it is an overall visual effect). And you look wonderful!  DonnaF on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1014204 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:22:43 +0000 DonnaF 1014204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is my answer: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/bellatrix-embellished-bolero-petite/3491739?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=1156&cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_4_D" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/be.....ts-_-1_4_D</a> Actually, I rarely find brown clothing in my size, but this bolero is black with brown, gray, camel, and white threads running through it.  Works for me! I find when I wear an all neutral outfit that it's important to include a lot of texture and/or pattern. nancylee on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013828 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:02:07 +0000 nancylee 1013828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've always loved brown and black together.  It's a very chic look.   Ingunn on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013817 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:51:28 +0000 Ingunn 1013817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We love black and brown! Lovely skinnies. too Anonymous on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013815 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:49:41 +0000 Anonymous 1013815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Big Yay! It looks sophisticated to my eye. I like the black shoes grounding the color combo here. Your hair adds color. I don't think you need to add more. BlondeAmbition on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013800 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:05:55 +0000 BlondeAmbition 1013800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love black and brown together but it can be a tricky look to pull off.  I like them to be contrasting, if the shades are too close together it looks like you're trying to match and not succeeding.  I prefer to wear black skirt/dress/pants with brown shoes rather than the other way around.  It looks stylistically deliberate, where as brown bottom and black shoes looks like I didn't have the right shoe so I resorted to black.  I think your outfit can work if you gave it a shot of color! I'm especially glad to see this trend in menswear.  Gone are the days that men wear black shoes all the time.  Now I see navy suits with light brown shoes or black suits with more colorful shoe.  It's refreshing! VernieJane on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013757 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:12:39 +0000 VernieJane 1013757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I also like to wear black and brown together but I do think it can be iffy. I like to pair black outfits with brown leather, for shoes, belt, bag and maybe even jewelry. But your black/brown outfit here is fine. Angela on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013754 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 07:06:15 +0000 Angela 1013754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hello Hil, I love brown and black together, but I am too a recent convert. I prefer a stronger contrast so I usually pair a warm cognac shade of brown with black. Whenever I want to buy a new item if clothing I consult a colour wheel to see all the possible colour relationships. I bought a cardboard version at an art shop but I have also found an iOS app called Peppermint which is excellent. I looked up the chocolate brown of your bottoms and, voila, several complementary pairings such as turquoise, teal, denim blue, dark red/burgundy, brick red, mid brown, khaki/army green. These colours would have to be cross referenced with colours which suit your complexion and adjusted accordingly. I found TheChicFashionista's 'colour analysis' an excellent tool for this and it's free! A google search should point you in the right direction. Anyway, hope this helps! These are the tools in my arsenal :) Best wishes, Angela Hil on "WIW: what do we think of brown and black together?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-what-do-we-think-of-brown-and-black-together#post-1013751 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:08:31 +0000 Hil 1013751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've always liked the look of brown and black together but my mother used to say they were colours that couldn't be worn together... These were the brown skinnies that I picked up at the Woolies sale. I'm going to have to play around with styling them. Any suggestions welcome!