In case you’re studying this, you’re in all probability a tad confused on the subject of coloration matching your garments. There’s likelihood you requested your self in some unspecified time in the future, “Does this coloration shirt go along with that coloration pants?”, or “Do these colours match, or do I look ridiculous?”

Don’t fear, you’re not alone. The truth is, it’s some of the frequent questions I get! Often, guys have a tricky time determining what colours go collectively on the subject of garments. However hey, it’s not all the time so intuitive when attempting to mix totally different coloration shirts, pants, and sneakers collectively.

So I put collectively this text with easy-to-follow tips and ideas, plus a coloration matching chart for garments, in case you’re extra of a visible individual, so that you’re by no means not sure the way to match your garments once more.

Let’s do that!

Figuring Out What Colour Garments Go Collectively

So right here’s the fundamental thought. I’m retaining this so simple as attainable. 4 issues to remember.

1. #menswearneutrals. Menswear neutrals are the KEY to outfits that ALWAYS “match” and by no means conflict. Be taught these, memorize them, use them. Watch the video above to see what I imply.
2. Distinction is essential. Gentle prime, darkish backside, gentle sneakers. Darkish prime, gentle backside, darkish sneakers. You need a good quantity of distinction among the many three.
3. Avoid tonal outfits (all three items being the identical coloration, or shut in worth). It can be pulled off efficiently, but in addition has the opportunity of trying type of horrible. It’s a extra superior type idea which we’ll cowl in a distinct article.
4. Keep away from tops which are too near your pores and skin tone. It makes you seem pale and washed out. Learn this text for a extra in-depth clarification.

Right here’s The Colour Matching Chart For Males’s Garments (Save It For Reference Later)

The entire thought is to indicate you ways straightforward it’s to pair shirts and pants, and the way to end off the outfit with sneakers. Now you gained’t should continually ask your self what coloration garments go collectively… simply use this chart and also you’ll have (virtually) countless prospects.

How To Learn The Colour Matching Chart

• Prime Part: You might have your pants, shirts, and sneakers. This makes up your base outfit, with each coloration I’m utilizing on this instance. I labeled sneakers A, pants B, and shirts C. (You’ll see why in a minute.)
• Pants Out! For each outfit instance, I began every outfit with the pants as the bottom. I feel most of us select a pair of pants first, then the shirt, then the mid-layer, sneakers, jacket, and many others.
• Backside Part: Every column = one pair of pants. Have a look at every column from prime to backside to see the totally different choices for every pair of pants. I labeled every column B1-B5, one pair of pants per column.
• A small collection of what’s attainable: The alternatives that don’t make the listing may nonetheless work, although I’m attempting to maintain this easy. In actuality, there are a lot of extra attainable mixtures! However attempt these first.
• Interchangeable and versatile: Nearly each shirt / pants / sneakers combo inside every group of three is interchangeable, so don’t really feel caught with these precise match-ups.

Bought it? Right here it’s:

Utilizing The Colour Matching Chart

Sure it’s simplistic, however that’s factor. Right here’s what you need to take into accout:

Begin With The three outfits For Every Pair Of Pants

Within the graphic above, you’ll see these are primary solids, and technically, all mixtures can work. However, to make it straightforward once you’re beginning out, deal with the highest three decisions I put collectively for you (principally your entire backside part, 3 outfits per pant coloration).

When you get the dangle of it, you’ll now not want this text and also you’ll have the ability to work out the way to put collectively any coloration mixture, not simply the fundamentals.

These Are Symbols (So Concentrate on the colours)

We’re discussing coloration, not illustration accuracy or degree of ritual. This visible information comprises symbols representing tops, bottoms, and sneakers. These will not be essentially consultant of any particular sort of shirt, pair of pants, or sneakers.

Why solely primary colours?

It’s good to maintain it easy, and to grasp the straightforward stuff earlier than you progress onto the extra superior coloration mixtures. Simplicity is finest! And likewise as a result of in case you’re following the Lean Wardrobe philosophy, you’ll have all these colours in your closet.

Moreover, in case you’re including mid- and top-level gadgets based mostly off the Lean Wardrobe pyramid, you don’t have to fret about matching these issues (as a result of it’s all about complementing, not matching).

Belief that these combos will look good, and…

Use your creativeness. In case you can’t, and visualizing all that is too tough for you, perhaps you need to contemplate my seasonal information, Easy Outfits. It’s 10 gadgets for the season, 10 outfit concepts, all laid out for you. No pondering required, simply buy and placed on ?

Experiment!

Go to your closet, pull comparable gadgets, and put them collectively for your self so you possibly can see how they give the impression of being collectively. It’s rather a lot simpler than you suppose.

Begin together with your pants (then shirt, then sneakers)

I’ve began constructing these combos with the pants, however you can begin with any merchandise you need.

It gained’t be EXACTLY the identical (and that’s OK)

There can be various levels of darkness and lightness in your clothes’s colours, so use your finest judgement. It’s possible you’ll be coping with a darker impartial, or a shade of blue that’s lighter than the consultant image you see right here. Simply remember that distinction is essential.

What about patterned or multi-color shirts? Multi-color shirts—something from a primary distinction collar shirt to a tartan or multi-colored gingham—are finest dealt with by asking your self what the general hue of the shirt is.

Cling your shirt in opposition to a clean white wall and stroll to the opposite aspect of the room. Does it “learn” blue? Extra crimson / pink? Impartial? What’s the main coloration that exhibits? Base the remainder of your choices on how the shirt reads.

Khaki chinos, grey chinos (or trousers), and darkish blue denim are secure bets, irrespective of the colour of your shirt or sneakers.

Matching Suggestions and Methods on this Video

On this vid I focus on just a few matching ideas and tips that aren’t on this article. You’ll discover extra movies on EG’s YouTube channel, so be sure to subscribe!

When Figuring Out What Colour Garments Go Collectively, Hold this stuff in thoughts

1. Experiment (every little thing can be OK)
2. There are not any hard-and-fast guidelines (so you possibly can’t actually mess up)
3. Have enjoyable attempting out new combos (as soon as you’re feeling snug)

In case you bear in mind the 4 factors from the start of this put up (persist with menswear neutrals, go for distinction, no tops too near your pores and skin tone, keep away from tonal outfits for now), placing collectively combos from these primary colours is tremendous straightforward.

Examine the graphic FIRST, and when you’ve got questions, let me know! You’ll be able to all the time DM me on Instagram.