At a press breakfast just lately, chocolate brown used to be maximum unquestionably being worn on the town. Through numerous the visitors, together with myself. The previous pronouncing about brown is not related as of late, regarding a time when town gentlemen, historically wore army or charcoal fits for trade and stored chestnut-flecked tweed, russet corduroy and tan leather-based footwear for a rustic weekend. Now, anyplace you reside, chocolate brown makes a scrumptious impartial, an identical in a approach to army blue, as a softer, extra wearable selection to black. There’s an abundance of this wealthy, heat colour for autumn, Elle has declared chocolate the color of the season and I’ve been getting down with brown.
Closing 12 months, I moved over to the darkish facet with a cotton midi skirt through Elwin Studio. This summer season the dresser turned into extra chocolatey, when, for a pal’s marriage ceremony I purchased the Soeur get dressed, above ( within the sale) – and located that now that my hair is greyer, this color is complimentary. Subsequent, the coffee cashmere crew-neck from Uniqlo, for autumn (first picture). Cocoa-coloured garments glance sublime when coordinated with cream or oatmeal, even though I’ve most commonly been dressed in my Uniqlo jumper with darkish denim denims and loafers. However, somewhat than taking part in it secure, it’s value experimenting along with your palette. From sweet red to cornflower blue, burgundy to burnt orange, there are lots of tactics so as to add flavour to chocolate.
Chocolate and burgundy, delish.
With regards to color affiliation, it seems that, brown represents ‘bodily convenience, steadiness and reliability.’ So chocolate now not best appears to be like tasty nevertheless it feels tasty, too.
Cross to the town…
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STYLE NOTES
First picture: Cashmere team neck jumper from Uniqlo. The silk bandana used to be a present from Upward thrust & Fall (nonetheless to be had even though now not on this color). Red cords from Brora (a number of years in the past), an identical HERE and HERE.
2d picture: My very own Soeur get dressed (not to be had). Jute bag loaned from Maison Bengal. Suede sandals loaned from Penelope Chilvers.
3rd picture: Shawl coat on mortgage from The White Corporate (autumn 2024), an identical HERE and with out the headband HERE. My very own burgundy roll neck from Chinti & Parker and Brora cords. Curly Wurly boots purchased from Ops&Ops a number of years in the past.
First and 3rd footage: Neil Mackenzie Matthews. 2d picture: Sarah Brick.
This put up used to be revealed on
thatsnotmyage.com
on November 9, 2025 and written through Alyson Walsh.
