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Thank You to All the Forum Members that Taught Me to Wear Black and Navy with Flair

Anonymous

Several days ago I was at the park and saw a woman wearing black leggings and a navy sweater. I can't describe how gorgeous that color combination looked on her. She actually seemed to "shine." I happened to glance down at what I was wearing and realized "OMG, I'm wearing black leggings and a navy tee shirt."

My wardrobe is full of legacy black .... FULL. I started buying navy about two years ago. I was timid about mixing the two and thought I would just build capsule around two separate, but unique neutral colors. YLF Forum members encouraged me to mix the two and offered suggestions as to how to build my confidence.

I'm there! I am going out today proudly wearing dark blue jeans, black tee shirt, and navy cardigan. I shine! This color combination is going to be my signature in 2018.

Shining Sterling.

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25 replies

Latest reply was from 3style

Nomad

I love this! Yay for breaking past mental barriers and finding something great on the other side! Keep shining, Sterling!

Suz

(website)

Veteran

Wonderful! You've found your happy dark neutrals and can wear them together.

UmmLila (Lisa)

Veteran

I like black and navy, too. In fact, that's what I wore yesterday (navy cropped cashmere sweater, black skinny jeans, black belt with gold and silver studs. And black slippers because there was an ice storm so I couldn't go out.) For me, the navy is always best worn near the face.

kkards

Veteran

Sterling...you are the best! Shine on

Joy

Veteran

Yay! Your glow comes through. That will be a wonderful signature look. Do you have one shade of navy that is a favorite?

Staysfit

Veteran

Joy! I’m happy for you Sterling! Enjoy your wonderful neutrals and shine on!

Anonymous

Nice! I love this combo too, and really like wearing it.

karen13

Veteran

Yay for you! I’m going to look in my closet right now for this combo. I have sworn off buying black tops when I replaced 95% of my wardrobe over the past 2 years due to weight change. But I have added quite a bit if navy. I haven’t been comfortable mixing, but now I will give it a try.

Bonnie

Veteran

I'm wearing black and navy for Christmas Eve dinner. I love the combination and for sure, Angie was my inspiration.

Anonymous

JOY! How nice to see you. I had been wondering if I was missing your posts lately.

I have two favorite colors in navy. One is "Midnight" by Eileen Fisher. I buy it whenever I find it (not seeing much of it our retail stores right now though). The second is a "Peacoat" navy.

Bonnie -- I too am wearing black and navy for Christmas Eve Dinner. YAY us!!!!!

Karen13 -- I was timid to mix the two at first. I hope you find something in your closet and try it. It could become a new favorite for you in 2018.

Hi Lisa P -- It is a great combination once you overcome that ridiculous voice in your head that says "you must never mix black and navy." Where do those ridiculous voices come from anyway? How annoying.

Thank you very much, Staysfit; KKards; Srah; and Suz. I genuinely do feel like I am shining. It could be the Holiday mixed with caffeine.

UmmLila -- there was a time when black next to my face was one of my best colors. But I agree that navy is probably more flattering to me today. Having said this, I still own a lot of legacy black tops. I'll continue to wear them into 2018. I'm kinda jealous of your black belt with gold and silver studs and black slippers.

Anonymous

Sterling, I am trying to ween myself off black enitrely, but my favourite colour combos is black and distressed blue jeans. What do I do about this? (Unanswerable question.)

Needless to say, I love black and blue.

Emily K

(website)

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I love mixing black and navy. I prefer an intense, almost brighter kind of navy--ink? My other colors are dark charcoal gray and denim. I used to assume that I could just mix-n-match all of these colors, but I'm finding that I need to be more careful of the pieces and combos. For example, like Chris, I do not like to mix a navy top and denim jeans--not enough contrast for me, I think. But I like navy near my face, so that means I should (maybe) shop for black jeans? Black pants with style? I'm going to keep working with it through 2018 to try to get the best out of my pieces.

Anonymous

Smittie -- I made the decision to stop buying black all together. It was my goal to switch from black to navy as my base neutral over time. I realized I need black in my wardrobe. I have a lot and it really serves a purpose. So now I have two base neutrals (black and navy) and white. Maybe keep a couple of black tops to wear with your jeans ....

Merry Christmas, Emily!! I used to be all about high contrast. Every single outfit featured two opposing, usually dramatic, colors. I tried so hard to master Janice's (Vivienne Files) four-by-fours. I just couldn't do it. This year I have started to wear a lot of lesser contrast ensembles. Right now, they feel very right to me. I don't know why the change, but I seem to be enjoying it. I wish you great luck in continuing wardrobe development in 2018. Well, I wish you great luck in everything in 2018.

Angie

(website)

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NICE.

I love dark blue worn with black. Can look chic.

Debbie

Veteran

I love that you found your signature. Shining Sterling!

Joy

Veteran

Is " peacoat navy" the same as " midnight"? Or close enough? Sterling, you shine!

Katerina

Veteran

What an interesting post, thanks for that Sterling! Wonderful that you have found your signature for 2018!

I would really love to master this colour combination, but I don’t succeed. I normally do not wear denim or jeans, usually wear dressier trousers or skirts. I have many black pairs of trousers and a few dark blue in various shades. I have also a number of blazers or suits in black and navy and also tops in both colours (solid, no patterns). It is working well for my office environment. Shoes mostly black, brown/tan and grey.

Is there a way to combine these black and blue pieces? When I try, it looks “random”, not pulled together and polished. Kind off misplaced, actually. Any advice how to or links to previous posts?

Sorry for this long question. Maybe I should make a separate post about this?

Anonymous

No Katerina -- This is the perfect place to start. And you are always welcome on my posts.

I started out feeling exactly the way you do about the "randomness" of mixing black with navy. I will post my suggestions and find some links for you later today. I have to travel today and probably won't be able to fully respond to you until this evening or tomorrow.

I found this thread from Sal: https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....ntentional

I thought it might be a good starting place for you. You do NOT have to wear jeans or denim to make it work. You can certainly wear any type of garment that suits your life style. I fully endorse mixing in your pants. I'll swing by tomorrow to see if you have any more questions.

cindysmith

Veteran

This makes me happy, because I love black & navy together <3

The Cat

Veteran

Glad to hear that this combo works for you.

When wearing black with deep blue, I like to add an item in white or silver. To me, THIS adds shine to an otherwise dark outfit.

Katerina

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Sterling - thank you very much! The thread from Sal is very useful. I guess it is also a matter of getting used to a new way. I am excited about this because if I make it work, it will open many, many new outfit options from my existing wardrobe.

The Cat - thanks for the input about the white or silver! Going to try that! Perhaps a chunky silver necklace might work too?

I have not figured the best way and place to take pics yet, but as soon as I improve this, I will post some combos for feedback. Maybe within the 30x30 challenge, Sterling!

Violettt

Sterling: that's great you found a fab color combo~ It must look super on you~ Do you have any navy boots? I think the ones Angie posted are fab, but what about these too?https://www.camper.com/en_US/w.....400160-002

These are fab, I think black and blue are a glorious combo

Marilyn

Veteran

Fantastic! I'm a neutrals girl and LOVE pairing navy with black. Shine on!

JAileen

Veteran

I like black with denim. I personally avoid black. But my question is what is the difference between navy, ink, midnight, and deep sea?

3style

Veteran

My definitions :
(1) navy is much expanded in the retail world jargon, but I think it started as a slightly bright crisp true deep blue, which was traditionally called "Ulramarine."
(2) ink is blue with a lot of black added, but you still should be able to tell that it isn't simply faded black.
(3) midnight is very deep blue which is just a touch purplish.
(4) deep sea is very dark blue with a hint of green to it.