On the Scene......Brown & Blue Summer Suits, Milan & Florence
I shot Ermenegildo Zegna the other day at Louis Vuitton wearing a beautiful brown suit with a blue striped shirt.
After my return from fashion week, I was looking through my archives and came across these shots of guys in the same color combination, looking equally smashing.
It's not the first color palette that comes to mind when putting together a summer look, but clearly there is something here!
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post a commentI've always liked brown and blue as a combination. I think the brown brings out the blue nicely & is a nice way for guys to add a discreet splash of colour to an outfit.
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elegantisimos los dos
wow the blue in the third photo just POPS!
Oh my! Ermenegildo is a babe!!
The last suit is absolute perfection
Francis Baker
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Goodness! No.3 is handsome. Loving that careless wisp of hair that's dropped over his face. The nonchalant undone buttons, the pocket hankerchief and the (albeit not deliberate, I think) colour match to his phone cover. Very cute smile too ;)
Che bello!! Who's the man in the last photo?
vertical blue stripes is my favorite color for my outfits on summer, I always mix with navy or kaki, maybe I'm a bit classic, but the stripes in the 3th pic looks better.
kike
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Wonderful pics.... LOVE the last pic ;D
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great brown double-breasted
:-)
I love that combination, it reminds me of chocolate.
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It's always something with the brown-blue combination. This combination is a quite classic put-together, but it is more about the colour nuances for example it is more summer-like wearing a beige linen suit or a beige cotton suit with a azur shirt or a shirt with blue and white stripes..by the way i really like the second shot with the old man especially how he reverted his sleeve......ALL GREAT SHOTS, SCOTT!
Marco Giulio
I love the last two. Especially the second one though, is that a brown linen suit he's wearing? I love it.
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I've never been a fan of brown suits, but watching the last picture I have to say that I love this one! Great shot!
very nice shots ;)
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Oh, definitely not the first thing that comes to mind, but wow, I like it, the color combo looks great! I especially like the brighter version in the last photo.
The title should of been called "Striped Brown & Blue". :-) Love the sweater under the jacket look.
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I pretty like the guy in the last shot, but... personally, I simply CAN'T wear nothing under the shirt! :)
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love this kind of shirt pic 3!
I've always pared brown with blue, they are practically complimentary colours. A dash of blue really cools off what would otherwise be too warm a palette.
Yes, the right brown, the right blue. Otherwise...maybe not.
beautiful men! beautiful clothes!
sooooo goosd looking ummm hw could wear anything...I love his sexy hair
Italian and French men know how to wear there hair long with out looking dated tired like American men
Keep in mind they are all Italian men.......
So, yes they look good in almost any combination.. Blue, brown, orange..............
xxoo
Melissa
Now why can't the boys who are stateside dress like this?
THIS LAST PICTURE IS SO NICE!!! I LOVE THE BROWN COLOUR WITH THE BLUE STRIPY SHIRT!!!
BESOS FROM BARCELONA!!
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I think its the little bit of white that makes brown and blue work so well. Try to picture it without the stripes and see if you think the colour combination still works.
That last guy is super daper..yum!
xoxo Monroe
Fashion Steele NYC
Brown and blue are beautiful together, of course. Think of the people you know with brown hair and blue eyes!
In fact, I just happened upon a pair of brown shorts at a thrift store yesterday.(In the washer as we speak). I had thought I wanted a more traditionally summery khaki/beige/olive pair, but was pleased with the look and fit, and intrigued by the color mixing possiblities of the brown.
Laura
I've always been a fan of blues combined with browns, especially for summer. I think of it as a classic, really, and remember one of my earliest summer dresses being chocolate brown with a small, blue daisy print. It was my favorite. This was in the late sixties, and I was about five. The stripes here work so much better than a solid would. Really fresh. They all look marvelous, including the man in the sage suit, with the darker sweater.
Hm, I noticed this trend going through your posts the other day. These men wear it beautifully.
Shot number three... WOW! Beautiful color combo, beautiful suit, beautiful man! Makes me proud to be Italian. ;)
dandy photos! perfect suits!
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The gentleman in the third photo is very handsome. I love the suit and dress shirt! Blue is my favorite color!
wonderful.
number 3 is eduardo noriega!!!!!!!!!!, he is toooo much....
everything!!!!!!!!!!
Great color combination!
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these are really elegant men.
very nice shots :)
So beautiful color combi.
What a BG (beau gosse !) in the third photo !
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brown and beige color are a must during this summer season. Love how this men knows how to show the elegance also during hot season.
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Dear God! The younger guy with his phone makes my heart a flutter!
Nice pictures
xxoo
I like brown suits but just some brown:brown chocolate,brown sand,brown wood,brown...
Men with class Run the WORLD!!
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I love the chocolatey brown with that popping blue. I love the second picture with the cuffs not "just right". That beautiful imperfection.
Love the third pic most. No matter how flash or nice a pocket sqaure is, I don't think you can beat a white one!! Bravo!
Wow so elegant and classy, that's what I love about your blog !!
Thank you for sharing this with us!
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Looking at those 2 in the first shot - they are comfortable, serious..the striped shirts under the gray jackets are like sunlit features among shadows. Nice photo!
gotta love a man who matches his iPhone cover with his shirt!
Always nice combination in summer, with elegant men to.
The man in the last photo is absolutely stunning, we all know this, but it's his hands that stand out more than anything else. Beautiful.
I really like this combo. I'm going to show it to my husband. Although, he probably has already worn it, and I just didn't notice. Half of our house is brown and blue.
- Meredith
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OOHH ...so sexi men :)
Browns and tans are the natural compliment to blue.
Of course Mr. Zegna looks great, as well he should.
I'm less enthusiastic about the chap wearing green. Too monotone and color coordinated for my taste.
(I once heard a similarly over-matched ensemble described as "a symphony in blue" in tones of heavy sarcasm by someone on staff at a well-known menswear magazine.)
Thanks for re-running the older gentleman in brown linen suit. Remains an all-time favourite.
che bello!!!
The man in the second photo looks handsomely dressed! And I love his glasses!!!!! So cool. He has really nice colors too!!!!!! love all the details.
I love the touch of blue, I often wear my brown suits with a touch of yellow
such a good combo, love it
Reminds me of the Tenth Doctor from Doctor Who... He was always in blue and brown!
Um ... Scott....? Care to post this handsome dude's phone number and email?
Thanks.
Liz
bellisimo!!!!
Always loved that color combo. Why is it European men dress with such a je ne sais quois? J'aime tellement...
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Number 3 Splendid in every way
aaaahhh, gli italiani.... che bene che fanno....
The third one is my favorite!
Love the combination - browns and blue always look good to me...
Brown and blue always a winner! Chap in third photo definitely carries it off best. madwo
There is just something about Italian men in the way they dress, the way they pay attention to detail. I love the striped blue shirt with the chocolate jacket and printed tie.
And hard not to notice the last picture, so handsome!
These men look so put-together, yet they make it look effortless as well. The perfect balance of everything. Great photos!
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Does that gorgeous smile come with the suit ;)
on the 1st man,stripes and white and light blu stripes,necktie spotted dark blue,brown dress,green umbrella 6 colors at all,why not another 3 or 4?for example a red hat?if i meet him during a rainy day i think is the "rainbow".
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We're still several months away from Summer here in Australia. I hope these strong browns turn up here. It's a great look.
Yes!!! I will definitely have to get me this combination.
i like the 3rd pic he so sexy.
elegante chic
Très belles photos!!! les chemises rayées viennent donne donner bcp de styles aux complets unis.
ps: la dernière photo, on pourrait penser que la personne a choisi sa chemise en fonction de son cover de blackberry ! lol
The brown summer suit is better than the blue one! I'd really love to have something like that but unfortunately, I can't find a size that suits me well.
love me some debonair men, the 3rd picture is hotness personified.
isn't that Ben Barnes on the last pic?
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gorgeous
I really like this combo, the last picture especially is awesome
Who is the guy in the third picture, the one with the blue shirt? he's so sexy...
Nice suit e and he is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Molto italiano !!!
Luca di Motezemolo wears it very well: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/22/montezemolo-denies-ferrari-ipo/