Do black and brown match? Ask the Google search bar. It’s been asked (typed?) the question so many millions of times, even its “related” searches are basically the same.
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Of course, you should wear what you want. But black and brown as a runway-approved trend, instead of an enigmatic choice or a UPS uniform, happened every day of London Fashion Week.
The combo came in all forms, from casual knitwear to Swarovski-studded finery. Trend empress Alexa Chung used oaky brown and black watch tweed, with see-now-buy-now Sunglass Hut shades to match. Christopher Kane did it with inky lace and russet crystal mesh. Emilia Wickstead sculpted black leather and chocolate colored wool into sharp, luxurious suiting.
Richard Quinn cut through his riotous color schemes with a whiskey-and-black swirled paisley, so weird it was perfect. And Pringle of Scotland made a fuzzy bid for “I’m-not-trendy-I’m-cozy!” in a coffee knit cashmere with a black wool stripe, plus brown pants and black kicks. (They got London artist Hayett McCarthy to wear it, just to drive home the Cool Girl™ message.)
Speaking of Cool Girls, they’ve long known brown and black were besties. (Miuccia Prada and Marni mash them up all the time.) But seen in London’s more-chill context, the color story carried with it a clear verdict—for Google, but also for trend hunters and street style acolytes—that brown and black aren’t just okay, they’re so trendy, they’ll probably get their own Pinterest boards in 3…2… oh wait, look.