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Home » What Pants Go With my Warm Neutral Tops?

What Pants Go With my Warm Neutral Tops?

September 13, 2019

Last Friday, I sang a small serenade in praise of stone-color cotton pants, as a vehicle for getting more mileage out of a LOT of garments… And some of you asked – rightly – if they would work well with warmer colors…

Yes, but not as well as these:

pants – Lands’ End

I think that these pants will go with almost any other color, but I particularly wanted to see how they would work with these neutral colors…

pants – Lands’ End

Some are more successful than others – of course! – but I think that these pants are a good possibility if your wardrobe has some “orphaned” tops in warm shades…

These colors are perfect together:

olive sweater – L.L.Bean; olive epidote earrings – Kendra Scott; loafers – Lucky Brand; socks – Missoni; pants – Lands’ End; olive cardigan – Barefoot Dreams; olive scarf – Simply Natural; olive tee – Lord & Taylor; sneakers – Mephisto

If you’re moving from cool colors – especially black – to warmer colors, these pants might help you transition some of your tops and shoes…

sweater – J.O.A.; onyx hoop earrings – Loren Stewart; black loafers – L’Amour des Pieds; pants – Lands’ End; tote – Nordstrom; Fair Isle turtleneck – L.L.Bean; burgundy earrings – Ralph Lauren; black boots – Clarks; gold watch – Rosefield

You might have a stack of off-white tops and sweaters – these pants are great with that color, and give you a little less contrast between the top and bottom of your body than a darker color would…

gold hoop earrings – Bony Levy; ivory sweater – Bishop + Young; scarf – J.McLaughlin; gold metallic suede loafers – Munro; pants – Lands’ End; agate earrings – Panacea; ivory funnel-neck sweater – L.L.Bean; taupe suede boots – Sarto by Franco Sarto; crossbody bag – Allsaints

If you want to break out of wearing red or burgundy with navy (and grey), this warm tan is a good option!

burgundy sweater – Halogen; burgundy earrings – Talbots; pants – Lands’ End; scarf – Image Diary; boots – Trotters; burgundy cardigan – Lands’ End; square scarf – Klements; loafers – AGL; burgundy short-sleeved sweater – Lands’ End

Here’s where these pants really star – if you have some brown tops that you can’t figure out how to wear, they almost certainly will go with this warm neutral!

coffee bean sweater – Vero Moda; 5-stone earrings – Mirabelle Jewellery; brown loafers – Mansur Gavriel; pants – Lands’ End; ombre scarf – Saks Fifth Avenue; tan funnel neck sweater – Chelsea28; earrings – Noni Design; loafers – Tod’s; scarf – ImageDiary

Don’t forget that white shirts can be worn under virtually any sweater! And a simple white sweater can be perfect if you have a true “statement” scarf…

orange cardigan – Lands’ End; orange print scarf – Nordstrom; white shirt – Lands’ End; socks – Ozone Design; driving loafers – Aerosoles; pants – Lands’ End; white turtleneck – L.L.Bean; double-hoop earrings – Goossens; brown loafers – LifeStride; architecture scarf – Faliero Sarti

Denim blue is a true neutral! These outfits are easy… I love the juxtaposition of a very expensive brooch on a denim coat!

sweater – Caslon; earrings – Grace Lee; scarf – Pierre-Louis Mascia; boat shoes – Sperry; pants – Lands’ End; brooch – Erdem; denim coat – H&M; metallic blue tee – Ganni; blue sneakers – Sőfft

IF I buy new pants this fall, they will more likely be the lighter, cooler stone color from last Friday. But if I had a different “complexion” in my wardrobe, I would be after these in a heartbeat!

love,

Janice

p.s. 4 years ago we were exploring if a color palette dictates the level of dressiness in a wardrobe, using a painting by Utagawa Hiroshige…

What Pants Go With my Warm Neutral Tops

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  1. Cathy T says

    September 13, 2019 at 4:18 am

    Oh, Janice, thank you from the bottom of my heart! Those orphaned, warm pallete items are the staples of my wardrobe! Olive, ivory, brown, even my orange-y coral statement scarf! You are so gifted to be able to assemble these beautiful outfits outside your pallete!

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  2. Linda M says

    September 13, 2019 at 4:52 am

    Would be great to see single additions to the Weekly Timeless Wardrobe, maybe one item per month, starting next July when all are complete. When I was young and new clothes were few and far between, I used to get a lot of fun out of buying one new item, then wearing it in all possible different ways with what I already had. It made me feel as though I had lots of new outfits. I’d like to get back to that, rather than pointlessly piling up more and more stuff that I haven’t got room for.

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  3. Abigail says

    September 13, 2019 at 7:21 am

    Love these combinations because I have so many of the olive, burgundy, and navy items I could use. When I looked at the navy scarf, the link leads to the gold earrings.

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  4. Shrebee says

    September 13, 2019 at 7:52 am

    Janice,
    Would you please do a link to the original page of 52 items each time that you add a single weekly item ? That way I can keep the big picture in mind with each addition. Thank you !

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    • Janice says

      September 13, 2019 at 9:16 am

      I’ll have someone add a page – I’m not sure how to do it, but I have people who will! And I’m going to start adding a “big picture” image to each of the Weekly Timeless Wardrobe posts starting with week 13…
      hugs,
      Janice

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      • Beverly says

        September 13, 2019 at 10:18 am

        Thank you so much! I can only imagine how hard it is to put it together and it will be very much appreciated! Your posts are wonderful :-)

      • Shrebee says

        September 13, 2019 at 6:18 pm

        Janice,
        Thank you so much !

  5. Scottie says

    September 13, 2019 at 11:18 am

    Thanks for the double-shoutout; fashion selections are awesome as always. I have a pair of pants this color that I got at the beginning of summer and have yet to pull out – today may be the day!

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  6. Lisa Ham says

    September 13, 2019 at 2:54 pm

    Janice, these are lovely! But the link for the scarf from the denim outfits takes me to the earrings instead. Just fyi…

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    • Janice says

      September 14, 2019 at 10:27 am

      Fixed! Thanks so much for letting me know; I’m not allowed to click on my own links (!) so if they get messed up I don’t always know…
      hugs,
      Janice

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  7. nina t says

    September 13, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    This is everything in my wardrobe + peachy orange – the bright white tops. I’m in the AZ desert with animals, bright white is a definite “can’t do.”

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  8. Kelly says

    September 14, 2019 at 7:23 am

    For some reason I didn’t get the previous 3 posts in my email, but this one popped up this morning. When I looked back and saw your outfit combinations with the stone pants I was really inspired! Loved the color combinations and styles. I can not get enough of those funnel sweaters- they are so cozy and on trend. I’ve found some of the funnel necks can lay funny but look fine with a mock turtleneck underneath. Glad to have a use for those mock t-necks that were in the back of the closet!

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  9. Margie from Toronto says

    September 14, 2019 at 9:45 am

    I have some beige pants that are a lighter fabric than these ones but I plan on wearing them for at least a few more weeks by pairing them with black and navy sweaters – over white blouses – that I already own. It’s not something that I would have done in the past but you are helping me to consider new options to stretch my wardrobe.

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  10. Pam says

    September 17, 2019 at 8:59 am

    Hi Janice,

    Thank you so much for your posts! I am one of those people that feel overwhelmed when it comes to my wardrobe. I have started from scratch to recreate my wardrobe with existing items and slowly adding in new items using the ideas from your capsule wardrobe posts as a starting point. Your weekly posts have been so inspiring. I can easily see how to pull ideas together and know what I am shopping for! Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your efforts in pulling together these posts! Thank you!

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  11. Alice says

    September 20, 2019 at 9:22 am

    Would you consider writing a piece about incorporating denim (and denim blue) in a warm wardrobe? I tend to associate it with cooler colors, but I’ve been eyeing it more and more as a neutral for transitional seasons (when it’s still relatively warm but you need a 3rd piece for easy layering), and I’m not sure how it would work in my warmer-toned wardrobe.
    With that kind of weather I tend to wear light or moderately bright tops (off-white – often printed, marigold yellow, warm pink, some medium purples, …), and I feel like pairing them with my usual black pants doesn’t match the “feel” of the season. Brown works better, but it can’t be the only neutral I wear! Beige/tan might feel like the obvious solution, but I don’t love my thighs so I don’t feel comfortable in light bottoms…

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    • Janice says

      September 20, 2019 at 10:00 am

      Of course I’ll consider it – it’s a great idea! Give me a few days; I’m getting ready to go to Ireland, and so the next 8 or 10 posts are already finished. But I will mull it over and address this; I think it’s not an uncommon issue, and I would like to be able to offer some thoughts and ideas!
      hugs,
      Janice

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      • Alice says

        September 22, 2019 at 5:12 am

        Thank you, Janice! Take all the mulling time you need, it’s always worth the wait :)

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