Building a well-rounded, functional wardrobe is something we talk about every day with our clients. For those of us who still wear suits with any regularity, dark grey and dark blue tend to rule the day. We’d like to expand on that and talk about why to consider a brown suit.
We introduce the NEAPOLIS V.
NEAPOLIS V.
Brown is arguably the most versatile color that exists. Many people are raised to think that when you combine all the colors on the spectrum, you get black. As it happens, this is false. Black is simply the absence of light. Brown is the result of combining all the colors.
With this logic, brown plays nicely with just about any color. As with all things in life, though, this is a matter of degree. Brown is an archetypical example of an “earth tone” – a color that occurs in nature. Earth tones pair well with other earth tones, so pair a brown suit with colors like blue, green, ecru, khaki, and muted shades of yellow or orange.
It is highly advisable to wear brown shoes with brown suits, not black ones. If the shade of the shoe is darker than that of the pant, all the better.
