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What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

I bought a Quacker Factory "chocolate color" jacket. Got it today and now I am thinking what will I wear with this jean jacket (bling and beads). I can make the purchase  of the pants but they will end up being over $50.  Or I could wear the brown with another bottom.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I do have black jeans but I am wondering if I just should spend on the amount to match exactly.  I got the jacket on a clearance sale.  I hate to have spend on the jeans....

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

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I wouldn't get the matching jeans.

You could wear navy blue or any kind of blue jeans.slacks, skirt.

Even a hot pink if you're in the mood.Cream or white or bone even a forest green.

I think chocolate brown goes with so many things and wearing something different on the bottom will make the jacket stand out.

 

edited to say-Oh I see you didn't say chocolate brown. But depending on the brown, I till think there are so many different colors you could wear with it.

 

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

@bonnielu, A brown jacket plays well with a number of colors on the bottom.  Of course a darker or lighter brown will offer a coordinated, but not matchy matchy look.  With a brown jacket I wouldn't hesitate to select a bottom in: charcoal gray, heather gray, dark greens (hunter, pine), olive green, teal, navy blue, tan, khaki, red or warm burgundy.  

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

Depending on a print you choose for your top or for a scarf,  you could coordinate it with almost any color pants.  

 

 

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

Thanks.  It is their "chocolate brown" and I got it on an extreme clearance.  I could not pass it up.  And I don't like matchy matchy of top and bottom.  But I rarely wear brown and after I got it today I really wondered what I was thinking .. sale or not.  It is a dark brown and I think that wearing a top under it with it of pattern or design or mixed colors I could match the bottom to that.  I just wanted some advice.  I was planning on taking it on a trip in November.  I do not like coats and I wanted to use the jacket to be just warm enough or just wintry enough to be in seasonal fashion.Woman Happy

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

Chocolate brown is beautiful with "winter white!" Woman Wink

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

I definitely would not go with chocolate from head to toe. Reminds me of a UPS uniform!

 

I would pair with denim of any shade, cream, olive, khaki, that rose-brown color like D&C has.

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket


@Newgate wrote:

Chocolate brown is beautiful with "winter white!" Woman Wink


 

I agree. Stunning with winter white or optic white. A white tee shirt under the jacket with faded jeans would be beautiful. Add a turquoise necklace and you're set.

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Re: What was I thinking.. Help with color choice of jacket

I wear dark chocolate with black, dark indigo denim and medium washed denim.  I definitely wouln't match it to dark chocolate pants.