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What Colour Bottoms to Wear with Lavender Dress Shirt

The best bottom colours to wear with a lavender dress shirt are black, charcoal and grey. Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing. Brown, navy, cream and beige also work. Be careful with burgundy: chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Best colours

  • black
  • charcoal
  • grey

Ranked

Every bottom colour with lavender dress shirt, best to worst

  1. blackpleated trousers, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  2. charcoaldress trousers
    Best choice
    Charcoal is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  3. greydress trousers, pleated trousers
    Best choice
    Grey is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  4. brownpleated trousers, dress trousers
    Best choice
    Brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  5. navydress trousers, pleated trousers
    Works
    Navy is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  6. creampleated trousers
    Works
    Cream is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  7. beigepleated trousers, dress trousers
    Works
    Beige is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  8. olivepleated trousers, dress trousers
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  9. khakichinos
    Works
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: khaki is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  10. whitechinos, wide-leg pants
    Works
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: white is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  11. burgundychinos
    Careful
    Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of bottom

  • chinoskhaki chinosShop
  • dress trouserscharcoal dress trousersShop
  • pleated trousersblack pleated trousersShop
  • wide-leg pantsblack wide-leg pantsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around lavender dress shirt

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Business · One accent colour

  • lavender dress shirtShop
  • charcoal dress trousersShop
  • black derby shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Business · Layered

  • black blazerShop
  • lavender dress shirtShop
  • black pleated trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Business · One accent colour

  • lavender dress shirtShop
  • grey dress trousersShop
  • dark brown derby shoesShop

Dark brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the burgundy loafers. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
Skip the burgundy chinos. Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do black bottoms go with lavender dress shirt?

Yes. Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Do charcoal bottoms go with lavender dress shirt?

Yes. Charcoal is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Do burgundy bottoms go with lavender dress shirt?

It can work, with care. Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

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