Do you have color combos that you consider a fashion no-no: Black with brown, black and blue, pink and red? These happen to be some of my favorites! Let’s discuss black and brown:
The outfit to the left is from Athleta. One of my favorite casual and workout clothing stores. This is the Daily Tank and the Chelsea Cargo Pant. I have both of these pieces and I love to wear this with my chunky brown espadrilles. I think that the brown shoe is unexpected here and it looks so fresh!
I love a little black casual dress in the spring and summer. I have quite a few and at various price ranges: Rebecca Minkoff (one of my absolute favorite designers) to a $15 Old Navy tank dress. I recently scored a great pair of saddle brown block heel sandals from Target that I am in love with. I can’t wait to pair it with a LBCD! (Little Black Casual Dress).
I feel like the black/brown combo thing is a little more accepted than the outlandish red and pink! But I still love it and I don’t care who knows! The pictures below show the super practical way we can wear pink and red everyday. (kidding!) However, we can find inspiration from these pics.
And here is how your everyday mom running kids around, doing errands, walking the dog, making dinner, doing laundry and so on does pink and red! A super cute as well as super old but super timeless J Crew button down, a slightly distressed jean (J Crew again) and a pair of red Tieks. (The actually color from Tieks is called Poppy). If you have never heard of Tieks, I highly suggest you go on their website and check them out. They may be the world’s comfiest (is that even a word?) ballet flat. They are like butter on your feet and come in about 8,000 colors. (That may be exaggerated a bit, but you get the idea.) They are a little pricy (starting at $175) but I have had mine for years and they still look and feel great!
Definitely give these color combos a try! You may just love them like I do!
Amy Novak 