How To Pair Brown & Blue in Menswear

About this video

The Gazette team explores the underrated brown and blue color combination in menswear, explaining why these colors work well together through color theory and discussing how brown adds casualness and versatility to blue pieces. They recommend essential wardrobe staples in both colors and provide outfit inspiration for combining brown and blue in various formal and casual settings.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that brown and blue are complementary contrast colors on the color wheel, making them naturally pleasing to the eye and more versatile than monochromatic navy or charcoal suits
• The Gazette team recommends essential wardrobe staples including navy suits, blazers, and dress shirts paired with brown suits, tweed jackets, shoes, and ties in varying shades to suit different skin tones and occasions
• The Gazette team demonstrates that brown tones down the formality of blue, making classic outfits more casual and appropriate for modern times, while increasing the versatility and wear-ability of each piece

Episode details: published November 21, 2018 · 89K views · 12:58 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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