One of my favorite classic color combos is black and “faded chambray” blue.

Do you think there’s a Crayola crayon called “chambray blue”? There should be.

What would improve this outfit, in my mind…is WASHED black jeans vs BLACK black. It would give just a smidge of subtle color variation between the sweater and pants. And a button-down collar on the shirt. This is a nice small little collar, but it’s almost too small to stay tucked inside the collar of the crewneck sweater. So I’m futzing with them all day, making sure it’s still inside the sweater. And I hate futzing.

And I’m happy when I can wear this coat. It’s such a trim fit that I need “trim” clothes under it. No chunky knits or baggy, too long sleeves.

I really like the greyed camel with the blue chambray…and the blue chambray with the black, so…win.

Crewneck: Catherine Malandrino, 3x. 2019
Button-down: Charlotte Russe, 3x. 2016. Comparable.
Coat: J Crew, 2x. 2019
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, 20 short. 2021
Sneakers: Black Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2020