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Style Fan

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I am welcoming black into my wardrobe. With open arms. Just like that. I already own a few pieces of black bottoms (Lululemon pants, Linen Wide Legged cropped pants) and a leather handbag.
I have been on the hunt for something for a while that just never appeared and then there they were. Black jeans. Perfect. High waisted, wide legged (sort of), straight legged and comfortable.
I have worn them a few times over the holidays and they are working out in a way blue denim never did.

I am hoping to add some rust tops to my black jeans capsule. I am also looking for a pair of black booties.

The jeans I bought are Esser jeans from Montreal. They are stiff denim with a small amount of stretch. Very comfy.

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Anonymous

I think this will work out really well for you, SF. I'm not familiar with that denim brand, but am off to check it out right now!

Cardiff girl

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It’s funny isn’t it,one can never really escape from black !Like you I ve just added some black pieces to my wardrobe having sworn off black forever!
I think that the rust will really work well with your black pieces and make them wearable with your colouring.

Suz

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This is brilliant! A nice switch up for you and as you point out, black works brilliantly with rusts as well as cream, olive, etc. Those jeans look terrific! Glad you found them.

kkards

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i'm not wearing much black these days except in footwear...but black denim seems to popping up everywhere...interested to see it paired with that rust color...

JAileen

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I’m completely shocked! I could always count on you to find lovely earth tones. Actually even I wear a little black. I look forward to seeing some outfits.

Mainelady

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Those are great jeans! I really like the black with cream and rust combinations you have pictured. Sometimes I think rust is the new red. I find myself substituting rust when I would normally wear red and feeling happy with the results.

taylor

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The beauty of black denim they go with absolutely everything . I particularly like the rust sweaters! FAB with black.

Style Fan

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Don't worry Janet! I will still be wearing lots of earth tones (rust, olive green, cream) but with black. Not sure how I feel about wearing black with orange.

Stagiaire Fash

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" Not sure how I feel about wearing black with orange. "

Assume you mean other than Halloween

rachylou

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A new direction indeed! Exciting!

Sal

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I love black with earth tones. Especially rusts and warm browns - and in a mix with mustards and olives too. I love black pants in particular and black tops in summer. Nice with tan and cognac bags and footwear.

unfrumped

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I love that color palette you showed! I do think black + swaths of bright orange can be fraught, but the deep rusts and cognacs are divine. Black sets them off beautifully. Plus as you know you can add black in small doses to an otherwise earth- toned outfit and it can be very sharp and a little more interesting or unexpected than more browns.

Runcarla

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Style shift indeed!

jussie

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Exciting. Black, when used in certain combinations can be magical :). Personally I like it especially with hot pink. It looks great with that rusty colour you’re thinking of too. Also I wonder if it might be nice to pair black with forest green?

Angie

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Black is GREAT with earth tones, Style Fan. Rock on.

This is super cute.

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Windchime

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Black will beautifully set off the rich earth tone colors you wear so well. Glad you found jeans you like!

Bijou

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A style shift, yet still so very you and will work with what you have in your current wardrobe. Like Angie, I also love the cable knit sweater - a beautiful piece.

Anonymous

Black will look great with earth tones and will make shoe shopping a lot easier!
I really like black with rust or olive.
Good luck with your new style direction!

Jane

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Good to have a new colour in your wardrobe and I do agree rust and olive will be supervwith black. Jeans look good and I like the image.

Style Fan

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Lisa, Esser is a Montreal designer. I found some of their pieces in small independent boutiques in Montreal. If I knew more about fashion I would be able to explain the difference between Toronto and Montreal fashion. There is a difference in how the boutiques are laid out and the clothing styles. Edgier in Montreal perhaps.
Cardiff girl, you are so right. Black always sneaks into my wardrobe. I wore it a lot in the 90s and then swore off of it. Now I am going to embrace it. Life is easier that way.
Thanks, Suz! Black actually works better with rust and olive than dark brown IMO. Sets it off. And it is so much easier to find.
Fashintern, orange with black does seem like Halloween but I also am not fond of the combination. I prefer orange with blue or purple.
Rachy, exciting times!
Sal, I love all those colour combinations too! We have similar colouring so that makes sense.
Unfrumpted, I agree with you about the orange and black. I love orange but I do find it combined with black a bit jarring. I find rust and cognac come alive with black.
Yes, Carla! Black is back.
Jussie, I have been thinking about the forest green with black. I was looking for a sweater in that colour. I do have lots of olive.
Angie, I absolutely adore that sweater but it only comes in XS and the model is wearing S. I don't think that is a good sign. All my sweaters are S and they are the same measurements (I find that amazing).
Thank you, Windchime! Finding jeans is an ordeal for me.
Bijou, I love the sweater but I am pretty sure it is not going to work. Style Shift is like new energy.
Smittie, shopping for footwear is so much easier! Black is everywhere. I like black with rust and olive and those colours are in my wardrobe. Easy.
Thank you, Jane. Rust, olive and black are the colours I am going to be working with now.

Brooklyn

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Sounds great. Looking forward to seeing how it how it works out.

Style Fan

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Thanks, Brooklyn! I am going to try and post more WIWs this year.

karen13

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Great jeans and lovely rust. You are giv8ng me ideas for color expansion. Can’t wait to see more of your WIWs.

Style Fan

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Thank you, Karen. I am going to try to do more WIWs this year.

Bijou

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Style Fan - I am really hoping that the XS sweater works. The model is tall - per the website she is 5'9.5" / 176cm and the sweater's arms look quite long on her, so hopefully, the XS is perfect on you!

Style Fan

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Bijou, thank you for the encouragement. I do love the sweater and wonder if the XS would work for me. I may just bite the bullet and order it. I am 5'7" and usually (almost always) a small in tops. I did find a S and XS on another site. It is an independent boutique in the US so shipping is more complicated than Shopbop.

RobinF

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Ooh fun! I love black, it is a basic in my wardrobe, and I really like your color combinations here. I find black is much less stark with warm colors, more soothing maybe. The sweater Angie posted is beautiful and the shorter length would be great with high-waisted jeans.

Kathie

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I love how you’re combining black with the earth tones that are already in your wardrobe. I would never have thought of pairing black with rust, but your combinations look great! Looking forward to the WIWs.

Janet

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I absolutely love black with earth tones. It provides a bit of sophistication, definition and contrast — a foil for the earthier colors. I say explore and enjoy! I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with. You have a great defined style, and I can see a bit of black enhancing it nicely.

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