photo courtsey jak&jilJulia Roitfeld takes Fashionair inside her closet in this video.
She names her favorite pieces, models a few outfits, and answers the inevitable question, “What’s the best style advice you’ve gotten from your mom?”
Her answer? That it’s not just acceptable to mix navy blue and black, but that one should.
Even though black and blue combinations dominate the runways – past Vera Wang, Rag & Bone, Armani and Proenza come to mind – there’s a hesitation to mix them in real life.
In high school, Kate would’ve said no, but now she loves them together and swears she’ll never change her mind. Lauren mixed, though she says everyone thought she was weird, and I honestly can’t remember, though now hardly a day goes by that I leave the house without wearing one thing navy and one thing black.
It’s less a trend question than a classic dilemma, but do you?
Tags: Armani, Julia Roitfeld, Proenza Schouler, rag & bone, Vera Wang
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Of course! Navy and black is my all-time favorite color combination. I’m with you Britt – I rarely leave the house in anything else, and I only wish I owned more pieces in navy. There is no dilemma.
Navy is probably the only type of blue I actually wear. And God knows, I absolutely love black – most of my wardrobe consists of that color. I do find myself mixing the two but it’s sort of a natural selection, not one I think about.
i do it, all the time! and i don’t feel guilty! *wink*
Its how its done that makes a fashion do or dont! But who wouldn’t want Proenza to make them all black and blue?
Answer: No One.
she looks like a cow in the video! what is going on???
i think black and blue is definitely acceptable. not to go off topic, but i’m curious as to what all of you think about black and brown as well. do those two colors still work together well?
I ALWAYS mix black and navy. They are my two absolute favorite colors to wear. For example today I’m wearing navy and black striped tights with black shorts and a navy blazer (it doesn’t look as matchy matchy as it sounds, I swear!) I think a dark navy and black go together perfectly!
why not just throw in some white shoes post labor day in the mix?
definitely wearing a navy camisole and black sweater right now (with light brown knee pants over black tights, with black heels – hey, it’s a fashion blog, right?). there’s only one rule, and it’s straight from boogie nights: “wear what you dig.”
I didn’t even know that rule existed until college, and since then I’ve studiously ignored it. I wear them together all the time.
Guest #5 just committed the blackest kind of sin. How dare you call her a cow! Oh wait, were not talking about Carine, but Julia…hmm ok, don’t mind me, go about your business.
the only people who believe mixing navy and black is wrong shop at jcpenney, this is such a nonissue that it’s laughable. But I guess if Carine talks about it.
Black, navy, brown… I think they can all go together great. I think of it like I think of mixing precious metals.
Black and brown is more my crutch, but black-navy-brown is definitely the color triumvirate of my wardrobe.