fashion mystery

[idlechic]

if a shirt has both black and brown, is it ok to wear either black or brown pants/shoes/accessories? i can never decide! does the amount of black/brown in the shirt make the difference? for instance, if a shirt is mostly black but has some sort of brown pattern, are brown pants not allowed

Comments

[dorothymonkey]

Either would be fine, I think. A lot of those old rules have fallen by the wayside, fashion is a lot more forgiving these days.

[idlechic]

it still just looks weird, though, doesn't it? what not to wear needs to do a whole special on accessorizing, layering, and mixing colors/patterns.

like, i've got a pair of black pants with a close thin white pinstripe pattern that i know counts as a solid and can be mixed with patterns, but anytime i wear them with a black or mostly black shirt, the pinstripes make the pants look more gray than black, and it just looks weird to me.

i'm just not good at fashion.

[sakuramayoke]

I would have to see the outfit. Take a picture of yourself and post it. :)

[absurdkarma]

Like Jen said, it seems that it's OK these days to mix black and brown but for me personally, I think it looks awful.

Dan does it frequently and it drives me crazy. But then again, I'm pretty crazy so you probably shouldn't listen to me anyways. :P