Brown Bag With Black?

I just picked up the softest, large, deep brown leather Anne Klein bag, and a Ralph Lauren deep brown embossed croc leather bag, for practically nothing. They are just gorgeous. The only problem is I wear mostly black. Is there any hope of integrating these into my wardrobe? Any ideas? Would maybe a scarf with browns and black help, or maybe a lighter brown top with the black, to tie in the brown bag, or are these darker brown bags just hopeless with black ;-(?

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'Sheellah' wrote ;-(?

No need to do anything to 'integrate the brown bags with a mostly black wardrobe. A gorgeous brown bag goes *perfectly* all on its own with an all black outfit - in fact better than a black handbag would imho - much more stylish.

Brown is great with black. It's navy and black that's a problem.

I agree with Blushun. Brown is a very neutral color and adds a little bit of flair to a black ensemble.

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Also, I think what will make the difference is the richness and 'tone' of the brown. Some browns are muddy and some have a lovely reddish undertone

I completely agree with everyone else. Brown and black look great together. I think it's the color of the brown and the type and quality of the accessory that make or break the look.

I've seen camel shoes with a black bag, black sweater and white pants in a magazine that look great together (for fall). If this can work, I think many other color mixes can as well, and look far more stylish than a soap-operaesque completely matched ensemble.

Thanks guys, but the problem is this is a deep expresso brown, and not a lighter brown, or reddish brown that does look better with black ;-(. With the moc croc bag it's less of a problem, as it has a different glossier texture and the brown is a bit lighter, and warmer. The Anne Klein though is more a regular smooth leather, and is a deep brown color. Would look much better if it were lighter, but at $35.99 for a $245 awesome looking, gorgeous, butter leather bag, it was not going to get left at Leohmans...LOL! I just thought it looked strange with black being that deep a brown ;-(. Wonder if there's any polish I could use to make it black, that won't come off. There was one that coated the leather, but this is too nice a leather to cover.

Would you keep the shoes black, or wear brown there too?

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Just my personal take on it, but I'd do all black including shoes with no brown, and then add the handbag. If I needed to add a contrasting color it would be white or eggshell blouse, but for me it would be pretty easy to do full black, black shoes, and brown bag. Claire in SF