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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Black Sweater

The best bottom colours to wear with a black sweater are black, khaki and denim blue. Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten. Beige, grey, cream and white also work.

Best colours

  • black
  • khaki
  • denim blue

Ranked

Every bottom colour with black sweater, best to worst

  1. blackpleated trousers, jeans, chinos, dress trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.
  2. khakichinos
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and khaki always sit well together.
  3. denim bluejeans
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and denim blue always sit well together.
  4. beigewide-leg pants, pleated trousers, chinos, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and beige always sit well together.
  5. greydress trousers, chinos, jeans, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and grey always sit well together.
  6. creamwide-leg pants, pleated trousers
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and cream always sit well together.
  7. whitejeans, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and white always sit well together.
  8. charcoaldress trousers
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and charcoal always sit well together.
  9. olivechinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and olive always sit well together.
  10. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and brown always sit well together.
  11. light bluejeans
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue be the accent without clashing.
  12. burgundychinos
    Works
    Black is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  13. navychinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Works when the difference in depth is visible; in low light the two can blur together.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinoskhaki chinosShop
  • jeansblack jeansShop
  • dress trousersblack dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersblack pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsblack wide-leg pantsShop
  • cargo pantsblack cargo pantsShop
  • joggersblack joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around black sweater

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Business · Tonal

  • black sweaterShop
  • black pleated trousersShop
  • black derby shoesShop

Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Smart casual · Layered

Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Smart casual · All-neutral

Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and brown always sit well together.

Questions

Quick answers

Do black bottoms go with black sweater?

Yes. Black with black is a classic, unbroken line; vary textures (leather, knit, satin) so it doesn't flatten.

Do khaki bottoms go with black sweater?

Yes. Two neutrals with clear contrast: black and khaki always sit well together.

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