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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Burgundy Sweater

The best bottom colours to wear with a burgundy sweater are navy, grey and khaki. Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring. Beige, cream, white and black also work.

Best colours

  • navy
  • grey
  • khaki

Ranked

Every bottom colour with burgundy sweater, best to worst

  1. navychinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.
  2. greydress trousers, chinos, jeans, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.
  3. khakichinos
    Best choice
    Khaki is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  4. beigewide-leg pants, pleated trousers, chinos, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Beige is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  5. creamwide-leg pants, pleated trousers
    Best choice
    Cream is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  6. whitejeans, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    White is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  7. blackpleated trousers, jeans, chinos, dress trousers, wide-leg pants
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  8. charcoaldress trousers
    Works
    Charcoal is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  9. denim bluejeans
    Works
    Denim blue is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  10. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers, chinos, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Brown is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  11. light bluejeans
    Works
    Burgundy and light blue can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
  12. olivechinos, dress trousers, pleated trousers, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  13. burgundychinos
    Works
    Tonal burgundy works when the pieces differ in texture or shade.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinosnavy chinosShop
  • jeansgrey jeansShop
  • dress trousersgrey dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersgrey pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsgrey wide-leg pantsShop
  • cargo pantsgrey cargo pantsShop
  • joggersgrey joggersShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around burgundy sweater

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Smart casual · One accent colour

Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Business · One accent colour

Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.

Business · Layered

  • grey blazerShop
  • burgundy sweaterShop
  • navy dress trousersShop
  • dark brown chelsea bootsShop

Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the light blue denim jacket. A denim jacket is more casual than a sweater, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy and light blue can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do navy bottoms go with burgundy sweater?

Yes. Burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

Do grey bottoms go with burgundy sweater?

Yes. Grey is a clean backdrop that lets burgundy read rich rather than loud.

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