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A sea of seventies brown!

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Casdon Sat 15-Aug-26 11:59:34

I’ve been out clothes shopping this morning, but came back empty handed because I felt like I was in a seventies time warp.

All the shops are full of all shades of brown, orange, tan, beige with the odd olive green for good measure. The modern versions of tank tops, flared jeans and balloon sleeves abound. I really don’t like browns, nor do I want to revisit the clothes of my youth.

Is anybody else enthused-as far as I’m concerned it’s going to be a low spend winter?

Tenko Thu 20-Aug-26 19:15:23

As I said upthread , I like brown and it was around last winter and spring , so not new. The thing with brown is that it doesn’t need to be top to toe and the fabric is important. Brown looks better in wool and silk . Cotton , jersey and polyester can make brown look flat . I have a cashmere and wool brown short sleeve cardigan , which looks great with jeans both blue denim and cream and I got a lot compliments about it. Plus a brown wool slouchy blazer . Both from Zara winter 26 .
I wouldn’t wear brown trousers or a skirt , although both look good in lux fabrics like leather or silk .