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Phoebe Gates

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Pink and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

Pink and chocolate brown is the softest way to wear pink in fall. These four outfits put pale pink knits, a silk skirt, a mini dress and a shirt with brown corduroy, cashmere, shearling and suede. The brown keeps the pink grown up.

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Butter Yellow and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

Butter yellow and gray is a soft, low-contrast pairing that looks good on a gray day. These four outfits put pale yellow knits, a silk skirt, a dress and a striped shirt with gray flannel, cashmere and suede. Nothing here is loud, and that is the point.

Forest Green and Navy Outfits to Try This Fall

A navy and forest green outfit borrows the colors of an old Scottish tartan and looks just as good worn plainly. I styled four looks, from a green knit with navy corduroy trousers to a green blazer over navy.

Chartreuse and Lavender Outfits to Try This Fall

A chartreuse and lavender outfit pairs a sharp yellow-green with a soft purple, and silver keeps the two from fighting. I styled four looks, from a chartreuse knit with lilac jeans to a chartreuse jacket over lilac trousers.

Plum and Mustard Outfits: Four Looks to Try This Fall

Mustard and plum sit across from each other on the color wheel, so each one makes the other look richer. These four outfits pair mustard knits, a charmeuse skirt, a wool jacket and a silk shirt with plum satin, corduroy and lace. Gold jewelry ties the two together.

Navy and Red Outfits to Try This Fall

Navy and red is the most dependable color pairing in fall dressing, as long as one of them is clearly in charge. These four looks start with a navy sweater and red trousers and end with a dark denim jacket over a red cardigan and lace-trimmed skirt. Begin with one piece of each and work up to the polka-dot dress.

Cherry Red and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

A brown and cherry red outfit looks like a Black Forest cake, such as a red sweater with brown cropped flares or a brown turtleneck with a red skirt. I put together four looks, down to a red tweed jacket over brown.

Rust and Navy Outfits to Try This Fall

A rust and navy blue outfit works when navy is the quiet background and rust is the warm part, like a sweater, skirt or bag. I pair a rust alpaca sweater with navy silk trousers and build three more looks from there.

Lavender and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

Lavender and gray outfits work best when both colors are soft, more stone and lilac than pastel. I pair a feather-trimmed lavender cardigan with gray trousers, then swap the pieces three more ways.

Sage Green and Pink Outfits to Try This Fall

A sage green and pink outfit still works in fall when the textures get heavier, like a sage sweater with pink trousers. I styled four looks, with a pink blouse and sage tweed skirt, a sage dress and pink cape, and a sage parka over pink.

Camel and Burgundy Outfits to Try This Fall

Camel and burgundy outfits that work because both share a warm tone. See 3 looks, from a camel cardigan to a burgundy sweater.

Cream and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

Cream and chocolate brown are the softest high-contrast pairing there is, all the polish of black and white with none of the chill. These four looks pair a cream jacquard cardigan with chocolate suede trousers, a brown ruffled turtleneck with a cream fringed skirt, and an ivory shearling gilet over brown silk and wool. Start with one piece of each and add as you go.

Emerald Green and Red Outfits to Try This Fall

Emerald green and red can look like a holiday card or like a real outfit, and the difference is the ratio. These four looks let one color lead and the other visit, from green cashmere with red cords to a red jacket over a bright green silk dress. Start with one piece of each and build from there.

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Mustard and Navy Outfits to Try This Fall

Mustard and navy are the bright-and-dark pairing that makes a gray October day look better. These four looks pair a mustard cashmere sweater with dark jeans, a navy tee with a mustard wrap skirt, and a yellow shell jacket over a denim top and navy skirt. Start with one piece of each and build up from there.

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Teal and Burgundy Outfits to Try This Fall

Teal and burgundy outfits for fall: 4 looks with teal knits, satin and poplin paired with burgundy trousers, a bodysuit and a jacket.

Butter Yellow and Baby Blue Outfits to Try This Fall

Butter yellow and baby blue are soft, sunny colors that look surprisingly grown-up together once the weather cools. These four looks pair a butter wool sweater with sky blue jeans, a baby blue shirt with a butter satin skirt, and a butter tweed jacket over a pale blue silk set. Start with one piece of each and add more as you go.

Burgundy and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

A burgundy and gray outfit is the quiet, grown-up pairing for fall, a deep red that looks richer next to soft heathered gray. I pair a burgundy turtleneck with gray track pants, then build three more looks around a skirt, a dress and a satin blazer.

Olive Green and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

Olive green and chocolate brown are the earthiest pairing in fall dressing, two colors that look like a walk in the woods. These four looks pair an olive cashmere sweater with brown corduroy trousers, a brown cardigan with an olive ribbed skirt, and an olive blouson over a brown polo sweater. Start with one piece of each and build from there.

Pink and Camel Outfits to Try This Fall

Pink and camel are the softest pairing on this list, a warm neutral that makes pink look polished instead of sweet. These four looks pair a pink cashmere cardigan with camel trousers, a camel draped top with a feather-trimmed pink mini, and a camel felt jacket over a pink knit vest. Start with one piece of each and work up from there.

Camel and Black Outfits to Try This Fall

A camel and black outfit works because black does the structure and camel does the warmth, so start with one camel piece over all black. I put together four looks, from a camel cashmere sweater with black vinyl trousers to a camel plush jacket over black.

Rust and Cream Outfits to Try This Fall

A rust and cream outfit starts with one piece of each, such as a rust wool sweater with cream silk trousers. I put together four looks, from a cream top with a rust crochet skirt to a rust suede jacket over cream.

Lilac and Olive Green Outfits to Try This Fall

Lilac and olive green are an unexpected pairing that looks like a garden in late summer, soft purple against earthy green. These four looks pair a lilac cashmere knit with olive broderie trousers, an olive lace-trimmed tee with a lilac silk skirt, and a lilac puffer vest over an olive cardigan and satin skirt. Start with one piece of each and go from there.

Light Blue and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

Light blue and gray are soft, cool and easy to wear, which makes them a good place to start if you rarely wear color. These four outfits mix powder blue suede, merino and poplin with gray cashmere, wool and denim. The trick is texture, not brightness.

Cobalt Blue and Cream Outfits to Try This Fall

Cobalt blue and cream outfits pair a bright blue sweater, shirt, skirt or dress with cream trousers, knits and a trench. I treat it like blue and white porcelain, crisp without being harsh, and say why cream beats white.

Butter Yellow and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

Butter yellow and chocolate brown take the color everyone wore last summer and make it work for fall. These four looks pair a butter bouclé sweater with brown jeans, a brown poplin shirt with a butter tweed skirt, and a butter cardigan under a brown velvet shirt. Start with one piece of each and build up.

Olive Green and Cream Outfits to Try This Fall

Olive green and cream outfits: 5 looks from army green knits to satin, suede and herringbone, with warm ivory, ecru and oat creams.

Black and Gold Outfits to Try This Fall

Black and gold is the most glamorous pairing of fall, and the easiest to overdo. These five outfits put black wool, lace, plissé and suede with gold hoops, shells, mules and a metallic clutch. Keep the black plain and the gold to a few places.

Black and Burgundy Outfits to Try This Fall

Black and burgundy outfits for fall: 5 looks where black takes the space and burgundy adds texture, from a blazer to a patent skirt.

Pink and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

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Butter Yellow and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

Forest Green and Navy Outfits to Try This Fall

Chartreuse and Lavender Outfits to Try This Fall

Plum and Mustard Outfits: Four Looks to Try This Fall

Navy and Red Outfits to Try This Fall

Cherry Red and Chocolate Brown Outfits to Try This Fall

Rust and Navy Outfits to Try This Fall

Lavender and Gray Outfits to Try This Fall

Lavender and gray outfits work best when both colors are soft, more stone and lilac than pastel. I pair a feather-trimmed lavender cardigan with gray trousers, then swap the pieces three more ways.