What colors to pair with a velvet jacket?

Velvet is a silky material with a very particular finish, making any ordinary outfit chic. If we've already suggested some outfit ideas in our guide, now it's time to offer you some color combinations. For it to match and to avoid looking like a clown, you need to carefully choose the colors you mix with velvet, as its shiny finish already monopolizes a lot of attention. So let's go step by step, so that the velvet jacket has no more secrets for you.

Let's start this part of our guide with the color that probably scares you the most on such an imposing piece as the jacket, namely green. Very far from apple green for those who haven't seen it yet, our green corduroy velvet jacket is actually easy to match. Symbol of luck, prosperity and life, it's the color to wear on the day you sign that lucrative contract or at least on days when you want to have luck in your (zipped!) pocket. 

A first color quite obvious when thinking of green, will be blue. And that's good because there are loads of variations. We'll think of sky blue and navy blue, easier to find in your wardrobe. But it can also be an opportunity to bring out a teal or azure piece, not obvious to wear the rest of the year. For our flagship look, we'll suggest navy blue pants. And where we're most proud is for the top, with this shirt in green tones. Because, yes, mixing tones of the same shade, like a color scheme, is often done and for the most beautiful effect. Thyme green or light green for example, will go perfectly with the deep and silky dark green of your velvet jacket. For the occasion, we chose the wrinkle-free shirt with American collar in green, rather light, to get this contrast between the two top pieces.

Sorry to disappoint you, but we're not going to talk about comics here, only colors and especially blue, navy blue, very dark. We won't play the same trick as before and advise you to combine shades of blue, even though, by the way, sky blue will be foolproof. Let me rather tell you about gray and green, these are two colors that go just as well with our famous blue. The velvet finish darkens the color and we're talking about a very dark navy so you need to contrast it all! 

Let's start by suggesting wearing pants in olive, sage green or khaki, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. In addition to coming back into fashion, khaki pants change from traditional black or gray. However, you'll have more trouble finding olive-colored suits, so we'll think of chinos or versatile pants. Shoes are so important in an outfit, so don't take risks and keep white shoes. Finally, put on a gray top, t-shirt or fine knit, nothing more effective paired with the blue of your jacket. Just look at Martin below, classy isn't it?

Whisky, cognac, rum... Are we going to talk about drinks? Not anymore! But this part will be dedicated to brown tones, and all the shades that revolve around them. So here we are with a dark, strong color but at the same time warm and ultimately easy to match. However, we won't go crazy, as it's quite a noble color so it's difficult to stray from a classic and traditional inspiration. 

So we'll go to the essentials, only mentioning cream, or beige, gray and black. With that you won't risk questioning your wardrobe and will have no trouble finding these pieces in your well-kept collection. We're thinking for example of a sweater in black, which will slip under your velvet jacket, before putting on dark gray or black pants. For shoes, we'll stick to classics with brown leather derbys, to limit the black in the outfit after all. Yes, because we still have beautiful days ahead of us before we forget about colors!

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