Men combine colors in their wardrobe no less often than women, but more often they are not contrasting colors, but muted colors. One color can be bright in the image, and the rest can be neutral. When colored socks came into fashion, they became an accent in the image. But it is not enough just to add color to the bow, it is important to understand the principles of color combinations in a men's wardrobe in order to be stylish. If you play with color incorrectly, you can look like a clown who wants to attract attention.

Trendy colors of the season 2021 in the men's wardrobe

Why do you need to understand what colors are in fashion? If you decide to wear bright clothes, it is better if it is also in a fashionable color. Of course, classic colors are always relevant, in a men's wardrobe they are black, white, shades of gray and blue. But in each season, designers offer shades that are atypical for a men's wardrobe. For example, summer 2021 men are encouraged to wear berry color and all shades of pink.

Orange

Rust shade in the collections of designers Reese Cooper, Etro, Kiton. This color is understandable for a man's wardrobe. Orange is ideally combined with khaki, purple, blue, yellow, red. At fashion shows, there were images completely composed of things of different shades of orange, but when drawing up total bows in one color, it is important to take into account the contrast of colors, that is, a rich color does not need to be combined with a whitened shade, and warm shades must be carefully combined with cold ones.

Yellow

Reese Cooper, Iceberg, Paria Farzaneh have added rich yellow Illuminating to their collections; they suggest combining it with gray, which is very suitable for composing men's looks. Yellow can be a tie or sweatshirt, and gray can be a suit or sweatpants. You want to neutralize yellow, but if you are ready for contrasting combinations, then it works well with fuchsia, purple, green and orange, blue and red, blue.

Khaki

This season, khaki is called "green sphagnum". In the collections of MSGM, Etro, Iceberg. Khaki itself is a classic color, without which it is difficult to imagine a man's wardrobe, it can be combined with all colors, because it belongs to neutralizers.

Purple

Purple, as well as pink, is not a typical color for men's outfits, but nevertheless, even conservative men who will not allow pink into their wardrobe can choose it. MSGM, Etro, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake show you how to work with soft purple or Purple Rose in your wardrobe. It can be added to accents, such as a scarf or pocket square, or socks can be purple. On the color wheel, purple is combined with orange, yellow, fuchsia, blue, red, green.

Red

This season, the color institute called the red "lava falls". Even the designers of the brands MSGM, Kiton, Iceberg do not resort to contrasting combinations in stylization. They suggest wearing red with red, white and black, but for the bold, combinations with green, blue, orange, hot pink, yellow, blue, purple are acceptable.

Pink

Pink, like berry colors, atypical for a man's wardrobe, bold, belong to the same spectrum. But it is not necessary to use a lot of pink in the image, pink can be a color in a print on a shirt or jacket, even a simple inscription on a T-shirt can be pink. It goes well in male looks, both pink and berry with green, red, blue, orange, purple, yellow.
Pink in the collections of brands: MSGM, Kiton, Isabel Marant.

Berry

Berry in brand collections: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake, Etro, Kiton.

Blue

Light blue and blue are typical colors for menswear.There are many shades of these colors on the runway this season - from deep navy blue to turquoise and mint. Blue works in both a sports and a business style, a blue tracksuit and a blue shirt with blue trousers will look equally stylish. Playing with these colors for the most timid and conservative, but stylish men.
In brand collections: Philipp Plein, Etro, Dolce & Gabbana.

Blue

Blue in the collections of brands: Hermès, White Mountaineering, Dolce & Gabbana.

White, gray, black

A trend that has become fashionable for a long time is a classic. For bold men, totally white looks for summer, from sporty Prada to bohemian-chic Dolce & Gabbana.

Combination principles

Consider the principles of color combination using green as an example, it is understandable for a man's wardrobe, but not as classic as blue.

Monochrome combination

This means composing images in shades of the same color. For example, a khaki suit and a neon rashguard, or a muted green cargo pants and a check shirt with olive shades.

Complimentary combination

These are the colors that are opposite each other in the color wheel. In relation to green, these are red and fuchsia. Taking and adding two colors in equal proportions will be too contrasting and catchy, but wearing a red T-shirt with camouflage pants is acceptable.

Extremely distant pairs

In relation to green, it is lilac and muted red. These colors work well in men's wardrobe prints.

Adjacent colors

These are the colors that are located in the color wheel next to each other, for green they are yellow and blue. It is clear with blue, it can be denim, it is easy to combine it with bright green and khaki. And yellow is difficult in combinations, you can choose yellow shoes or a print.

Classical Triad

In male looks, it is difficult to combine several colors; you can go in several ways. Choose a top that already has all the colors from the classic triad (this is a triangle) or two, for example, green and orange, and add purple to accessories or shoes. Now bright multi-colored sneakers are in fashion; it is convenient for working on a combination of colors.

Analog triad

Three colors that are located side by side, for green, these are shades of green combined with yellow or blue. You can take a military-print parka and a t-shirt in a smoothed mustard color.

Contrast triad

For green, it is pink and orange or red and purple.

Rectangle

For green, this is red, fuchsia, yellow or orange, berry, purple. The simplest solution is to play with a tie-dye look.

Square

For green, these are shades of orange, green, and red. Bright shirts with short sleeves are relevant. They can be a solution for introducing this color combination into images.

Only achromats

If working with vibrant colors is difficult, try lighter combinations. Black, gray, white are achromats, they are always easily combined at any degree of saturation.

Only neutralizers

Muted cold shades of colors are called neutralizers, they go well with each other.

Achromat + neutralizer

Achromats and neutralizers also work great in sets. For example, gray jeans and a burgundy sweater.

Achromat + bright

Achromats (black, white, gray) can be easily combined with any bright colors.

Neutralizer + bright

Neutral colors (brown, khaki, beige, muted burgundy and blue) also work in pairs with vibrant colors. An example is that a T-shirt of any color is combined with jeans.



Happy creative experiments.