As the original copywriter for this illustration pointed out, you'd expect a man in a gray striped suit, black hat and black shoes to be wearing a gray or a black coat. But, rather than do something so over-used, the well-dressed man often opts for the slightly unexpected.
In this case, the unexpected is a brown tweed overcoat. Conservative enough for town and just a bit out of the ordinary, it's brown as the new black.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Brown is the New Black
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Excellent post. It makes one wonder how an inversion of the colors would look.
I've noticed this with shoes over the last three or four years: once black was the only color, now brown is available too. But only a really dark brown, so dark it's often nearly indistinguishable from black.
For as much as I love brown - and I own plenty of brown articles of clothing - I just can't wear it to the office without feeling "funny."
And that includes all of my brown ties that I seem to collect but never wear.
This is such a true statement. Mixing black and brown does however take confidence and sartorial security in one's self. I'm thinking of getting a black cotton suit made to wear with a glen plaid necktie and brown (calf or suede) captoe oxfords.
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