I had wanted to add a few dark brown pieces this fall, and am having pretty good luck. I’ve managed to create a small complement as recommended by Angie when adding a new color - boots, bag, scarf, and also a pair of jeans.

Blondo suede booties. 2" heels sometimes work for me, sometimes they are too high. These boots are ok as long as I'm not going to walk in them all day.

Jessica Minkoff small hoping for gold hardware. My patience paid off!
Thanks ANewMindset for mentioning this bag in your posting here https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....-bag-trend I removed the dangly leather pieces because they were at best annoying and at
worst somewhat dangerous (could catch in a car door or whatever.)

NYDJ jeans in color “coffee bean”. I’ve had such a terrible time finding pants that fit this year that I ended up recently buying my 4th and 5th colors of this style (quintuplicating?). It’s a super casual style, but I decided to go with what works!

Aritzia scarf. First item of this brand. Love the geo pattern which has a slightly US Southwest/Native American feel. Warm merino wool, a little scratchy but not too bad. A triangle shape which makes it less voluminous than the big blanket scarves Angie posted about recently, which is SO much better on me with my very short neck and body. It comes in two grey/black variations, burgundy, and a camel/navy and I’m thinking hard about duplicating in one of those colors because triangle scarves like this seem hard to come by and I love this brown/black one.

Tahari Ivory pullover new this year.

Macy’s/Inc faux leather jacket quite a few years old.

It was quite warm for December, with high temp around 50F, so I didn’t need a winter coat for morning errands. As the day progressed the torrential rain moved in (and stayed overnight), so I added a waterproof coat when going out to dinner with DH.

I’ve worn these jeans & boots with sweaters in burgundy and navy and they work well with my grey/blue puffer jacket and a black coat. They are ok with some but not all of the warmer brown/cognac colors that have been more typical for me. I think I like this outfit best of all the ones I've tried.

I am really liking this color!!

All comments and suggestions welcome, as always!