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Sounds just like another high-contrast ensemble, only with a slight palette shift. Neat combination, though.
Anyway, IMO the jacket style and detailing are the safest things to play around with. Personally, I've never been a fan of the all-too-common short, black nylon zip-up jacket. Change the jacket (not necessarily the colour) and you have a totally different look - a black motorcycle-style leather jacket conveys a totally different image to a black suede trenchcoat or a three-quarter-length cashmere peacoat. I also like changing the shirt colour and detailing (red and purple are personal favourites); adding a sweater to the combination changes things too and can modulate the contrast to an extent.
Regarding other colours, I also like camel (the bolder, more saturated tones anyway) but don't know how it would look on me. A white silk sports jacket (with silver detailing) also grabs people's attention in the right setting. I wouldn't dump the clean, dark indigo, fitted bootcut jeans, though - after all, it's a modern staple that looks good with just about anything.
Anyway, IMO the jacket style and detailing are the safest things to play around with. Personally, I've never been a fan of the all-too-common short, black nylon zip-up jacket. Change the jacket (not necessarily the colour) and you have a totally different look - a black motorcycle-style leather jacket conveys a totally different image to a black suede trenchcoat or a three-quarter-length cashmere peacoat. I also like changing the shirt colour and detailing (red and purple are personal favourites); adding a sweater to the combination changes things too and can modulate the contrast to an extent.
Regarding other colours, I also like camel (the bolder, more saturated tones anyway) but don't know how it would look on me. A white silk sports jacket (with silver detailing) also grabs people's attention in the right setting. I wouldn't dump the clean, dark indigo, fitted bootcut jeans, though - after all, it's a modern staple that looks good with just about anything.