Brown: How To Wear, Style & Pair Brown in Menswear

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HOW TO WEAR BROWN
The simple answer is relatively easily and across a wide spectrum of outfits in the overall scale of formality. With the only real exceptions being black tie and white tie. Brown and its various shades serve as one of the core foundational base colors in any man's formal wardrobe along with shades of gray and shades of blue. In other words, brown works to ground an outfit complementing various other colors and counterbalancing any particularly bright hues you may be wearing elsewhere.

Brown & Blue
First of all, orange and blue are opposite of one another on the color wheel, an example of complementary colors. Because brown very often has orange tones in it, it works to complement blue in a similar fashion and secondly, because both brown and blue come in a wide variety of shades, it should be easy for any man to find shades of each color that work well for him.

Brown & Gray
Similarly to how brown pairs well with blue, it can also be paired with the other foundational base color, gray. While it's a little bit less conventional to pair these two colors together, just make sure that your garments are harmonizing in terms of both formality and seasonality and you'll be good to go. As an example, some gray flannel trousers paired with a tweed sport coat featuring brown tones would be good base pieces for a winter ensemble.

Brown & Green
One more color with which brown pairs especially well is green. This is likely due to how often you'll see both of these colors pairing together in nature.

Footwear
Oxfords, derbys, loafers, and monk straps are all available in various shades of brown leather, some with red tones as well and suede can be another good option which you'll also find in brown.

[sakakibaryo]

Love this.
I have a lot of brown pieces in my wardrobe, from shirts, pants, suits, jackets, socks, and shoes. Basically everything, haha.
And yes, I really like brown because it compliments my favourite colours: blue and purple.

[MaxMercuryAnonymous]

Darn, I was hoping for a ridiculous April fools video where they gave appalling style advice. Like an outfit with fifty patterns.

[tiborklein]

I used to wear a lot of dark clothes (mostly black and blue), but recently I expanded my wardrobe and got a few brown pieces. It's incredible how much variety in clothing can boost your confidence.

[westfieldartworks]

Okay, ...I think this was the best Youtube style video I've seen in 2019. This was REALLY good. I've seen no one else cover this specific color so well, it's history and so on. I've been wondering if I look good in brown or not...other than shoes and brown leather coats. Um, god this has got me thinking. Okay brown (which is neutral yellows and oranges, generally), ...would pair well against small and stronger notes of it's analogous color; Red. I feel a tobacco brown or umber/ochre V-neck or cardigan with a white button down shirt would look phenomenal paired against a warm red silk knit tie...for example. All the other color harmonies you suggested in the grays, blues, and greens are just spot on phenomenal. Thank you.

[bambamcho]

I've really only paired brown with black. However, GG has really taught me a lot about menswear and style. Thanks for the great video! Preston, I love how thorough and articulate you are! All the best!

[planesofrealitymusic]

I think you guys should make a new intro with Preston's signature rather than Sven's for videos featuring him.

[Harrypotterxx]

Oooh! I'm very happy to see this because I **love** brown. Brown suits, brown jackets, brown shoes, and brown ties!

[nelly]

Brown is definitely my favourite colour, it allows me to be much more versatile in combining items and it reflects the rural area in which I was raised and currently live.

[eoinmaclean]

Superb video! Brown is definitely underrated. It may not be as formal as grey, navy, and black, but it is a very adaptable color. It can be easily paired with other Earth-toned colors, as well as blues, greys, and more vibrant shades like burgundy and orange. I love my tweed, and brown is abundant in my wardrobe.

[EBRACOIOB]

I was hoping for that video, brown is by far my favorite color.

[anthonypetrozzelli]

Its refreshing you as a gentleman can wear brown. I remember a dress expert that stared in his book over 40 years ago never to wear brown because it was the color of the lower classes.

[SCHlZONAUT]

"The Most Underrated Color in Menswear" Orange, Green and now Brown are all the MOST underrated color in menswear...makes me think of another of your videos "Are Superlatives Killing Your Credibility?" ;)

[karolinska]

The Germans didn't use brown uniforms. They used a khaki style colour for their Afrika korps, however. The picture of the Germans in the brown uniform you showed are grunts from the SA paramilitary unit.

[gregcrabling]

I am 13 and I just bought a hound’s tooth suit.
Thank you Raphael and Preston!
(I should be doing my homework).

[ewanwilson]

I pair brown with blue so that it all looks harmonious. The most common brown thing I wear are my brown suede leather boots, which resemble WWII combat boots. The other brown garment I pair things with is my vintage leather jacket. My father gave it to me a few years ago. It is weathered, but doesn’t fully look like I’ve dragged it across a trench and back. I also have a brown sports jacket that I bought vintage and it fits me almost perfectly. In the cool months of the year, I have my khaki canvas work coat. I like it because it brings a more casual look to my appearance, especially due to the fact that I’m in high school.

[me_hanics]

The video is great, and the description is useful for the viewers too. I find your channel the most well-designed one on YouTube.

[sulemanbilquish]

This is the best video about brown.Brown is classic and elegant colour.for me my suggestion is brown pants and black and white stripes on top is the good combination too

[raulsaavedra]

Speaking of colors in nature, one of the color combinations I find most naturally nice-blending are beige/brown, blue, and white, which are the colors we all see in any beach or coastline the world over.
PS. Great video!

[endtimeguitarist]

RED and brown. You rarely see this but if you have the red and brown it looks fantastic

[hichambenmira]

Brown is one of my favorite colors. Nice video again and i always learn something new from you gents. Thank you