To be honest I wear a lot of black regardless of the season but in summer it is more likely to be a cami with a brighter skirt than head to toe black which I am more likely to wear in winter and I definitely wear a lot of grey in winter but not in summer.

A lot of great answers, thank you.

Echo :: your words describe exactly my moment of realisation: “… changing neutrals by season (...) helps to lighten up outfits overall, even if the shapes don't change, and makes them more spring/summer appropriate.”

This does not mean not wearing any other neutrals of course (we’ve see a lot of Winter white outfits here), just what/if we wear rather than something else and why. And yes, I too love the look of LBD with accents in summer.

Hmm. I am always rotating my neutrals because I crave variety... But I won't wear khaki in winter. Just really don't like that.

Yes! Denim is my year round neutral, because I wear jeans most days. I sport black most often in winter. Browns in the fall. And white in the summer. I never really had a spring neutral, because I'm not a big pastel fan for myself and I am usually wearing fall or winter clothes for our wet and cold springs anyway.

Interesting! My answer is "mostly no". I like light neutrals all year, as much as I can get away with it. Unfortunately with the amount of rain we get, black and charcoal ARE more effective neutrals for that type of weather. I've circumvented the "need" to wear a solid black bottom half by going for printed dark bottoms with light tall boots or light bottoms with black tall boots

My neutral choices often reflect the amount of light in the day. Winter time I wear more greys and blacks and summer more whites, bone and light greys and then I add colour as I see fit. This is not to say I won't wear black in summer or white and creams in winter, as I often do. I'm wondering why people call denim and navy neutral......blue is a primary colour not a neutral! There seems to be some confusion on this subject. I've seen Angie write that red is a neutral too, but red is unquestionably a primary colour!

Hi Deb, I think we both seem to use daily light as the inspiration for the neutrals. As for navy (or denim) being mentioned as neutral, I think we rely on their characteristics of being a background/blank canvas/binding element for the rest of the outfit, as with any other 'officially recognised' neutral. Navy provides sharp look without the harshness of black, that's how I see it. Also, Angie mentions red in the same context (and MaryK leopard of all things) for the same reason I believe - it can serve as the backbone of the outfit when styled cleverly, something that everything else matches. I personally sometimes treat read as neutral, although in most cases I wear it to show it off rather than use it as the filler if it makes sense.

I do this too. I phase out black and start introducing white in the spring, but I will not wear an all-white outfit till high summer. It only looks good if I'm a little tan. I'm apt to wear basic black in the summer too(LBD, linen pants) but with bright, cognac or white accents. I used to do the same thing with brown and beige/taupe, substituting the one for the other in the warmer months, but I think I have given up my warm toned palette entirely! Thank you for making me realise this, Ornella, it will improve my shopping plan

In winter I love greys and black and that continues through the year but in summer I gravitate to white. Not so sure about spring/fall. I have been wearing a lot of burnt red whenever it rains though.

Blacks and greys are year-round staples for me, though I tend to wear a bit less black and lighter greys when it's warmer out.

I never wear straight white or cream -- only mixed into patterns. I usually have one or two beige/taupe bottoms in rotation in the summer but never wear it near my face. White and warm-toned neutrals wash me out or make me look a little sickly.

I love olive and navy, though, oddly, I don't have much of either in my wardrobe right now. I do wear dark jeans a lot (a year-round item in my climate), which probably explains the navy. The few items I do have in those colors tend to be more winter items than summer.

This is pretty on-topic for me right now, because I have three items on order right now: a lighter-wash pair of jeans, an olive sweater and a taupe skirt.