Chocolate brown suit matching

TheAdMan · Mar 3, 2011

Hey, I need some inspirational pictures for tie/shirt and perhaps even shoe matchings for a chocolate brown suit. What are some do's and dont's? The suit is in a fairly light fabric, is it okay to wear dark brown in the summer? Thank you guys! Edit: The suit also has a very feint windowpane pattern with blue and dark red. But if I were to match with those colors it would only be visible at a really close range. (perhaps that's good?)

Beatlegeuse · Mar 3, 2011

some pics of your suit would help

MikeCamp · Mar 3, 2011

TRA8324 · Mar 3, 2011

I think light blue shirt + navy tie would be one of the best combos.

Kslim · Mar 3, 2011

Try a white/beige shirt and a blue/red tie. Sorry, I don't have any pics..

ter1413 · Mar 3, 2011

Originally Posted by MikeCamp

BBC · Mar 3, 2011

CruzAzul · Mar 3, 2011

I love brown and I have a great brown herringbone suit from Mr. Ned. I've been known to wear it with:

Pale blue dress shirt
Pale lavender/pink dress shirt
White dress shirt with brown and beige stripes
Royal / white gingham shirt
Camel tan turtleneck sweater

Would work in the evening with a black turtleneck, too.

NorCal_1 · Mar 3, 2011

TheAdMan · Mar 3, 2011

Damn good advice guys, thanks!

I'll get a new camera tomorrow, will take some pics on my suit then. It's too bad I only have white pocket squares if I'm gonna wear blue/pink shirts to the suit though.

CruzAzul · Mar 3, 2011

Originally Posted by TheAdMan

Damn good advice guys, thanks!

I'll get a new camera tomorrow, will take some pics on my suit then. It's too bad I only have white pocket squares if I'm gonna wear blue/pink shirts to the suit though.

That's fine, actually. Matching your pocket square to your shirt is way overrated. But you can always go to TheTieBar.com and get some more interesting squares for $8.

Nobody answered your question about shoes. Generally, a brown shoe that is darker than the suit will be fine. Black shoes can work too. Lighter brown shoes are trickier.

taxgenius · Mar 3, 2011

I have a MTM chocolate brown suit and often pair it either with a pink , light blue or a cream shirt.
For shoes, I stick to dark brown.

D Yizz · Mar 3, 2011

Originally Posted by taxgenius

pair it either with a pink , light blue or a cream shirt.
For shoes, I stick to dark brown.

Idem. Cream shirt and green tie looks good. Pink shirt with a tie with a shade of brown different than the suit's.

CaymanS · Mar 3, 2011

Originally Posted by NorCal_1

Classic old man #swag. Swag to the maximum, hundred thousand, hundred trillion.

Master-Classter · Mar 3, 2011

ahem...

use your imagination here... picture the Sportscoats at suits, or reverse the items (brown tie becomes a brown suit) for color combos...

personally I love orange, maroon, and green for tie/sweater/shirt colors but that's just me.

brown or black

blues

various other shades of brown

green

navy

orange

pink

purple, also with blue or red

red or maroon

Yellow, along with navy and maroon

Chocolate brown suit matching

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