In recent years, wearing color has become a sign of style for men who care about their appearance and whose wardrobes extend beyond jeans and t-shirts. Add some vibrant colors in jewel tones, purples, blues, yellows, greens, or melon.
The darker your skin tone, the brighter the color you can get away with.
Rules to follow when wearing color:
Use color to accessorize. A bright colored belt, pair of socks, or a pocket square to accompany your suit are all great ideas. To subtly add color, wear a white button down shirt with dark jeans and a colored belt. For a more conservative look, add a color pocket square to enliven your dark suit.
W. Kleinberg Crocodile Belt, Orange. $350 Jimmy Choo Shiny Leather Penny Loafer, $650
Blue Gucci Belt, $68.20 Croton Men's Watch, $99.99
Wear one bold piece at a time. Only one garment should be standing out, i.e. your sweater, shirt, jacket, or pants. Try a colored trench coat, a bright colored sweater or a button down in turquoise, kelly green, emerald green, or melon. Let that one item be the only item of color and pair with neutrals (brown, gray, black, khaki, navy blue).
Michael Kors, $125. Burberry London Men's Raglan Trench Coat
Calvin Klein Non-Iron Silver Stripe City Sport Shirt, $39.99 Armani, $425
Ted Baker, Nordstrom's, $140
Color Coordination. If you are going to wear more than one colored piece at a time, keep it all in the same color family. Try wearing a printed button down shirt with a coordinating colored tie. This looks very sharp for work and great to transition to a night out or dinner.
