Yes, Brown and Black Is the Color Combo of the Moment

That old adage about brown and black being the ultimate style taboo? Consider it stricken from the record: the non-traditional color combo is currently having a major moment on the street, as seen outside the Fashion Week shows. See model Bella Hadid in Milan, wearing a black turtleneck and leather gloves with a brown cargo pant set and matching Louis Vuitton bucket hat. Fittingly, she was en route to Fendi, as the Italian house’s iconic brown and black logo is in part responsible for the look’s sudden resurgence (see: ’90s redux).

There’s something delicious about the jarring contrast; it’s “so wrong, it’s right,” you might say. That means the secret to pulling it off lies quite simply in your intent. A graphic leather coat, split into brown and black halves, paints a clear picture, much as a rich camel-colored bag strapped boldly over a big black puffer conveys that no, you did not get dressed in the dark. Here, shop three street style looks and dip a toe in a trend that’s only just begun.