# Are you color coordinated? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542 "2009-11-14T10:03:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542/21 "2009-11-15T04:34:36Z")
Like the others, for everyday, I pay more attention to how the underwear will work with the clothes. For lingerie, I don’t try to make it “match” per se, but I do make sure that it doesn’t clash and, more importantly, that it is more or less stylistically consistent. In other words, some sets just seem really dressy and others seem to be more casual. So I’d wear the former with a dressy dress and the latter with jeans. > [@Lamia](#): > > I have noticed at my current job that most of the men and some of the women wear socks and shoes that don’t go with the rest of their outfit. I’m not sure if this is common the general population or if it’s just because I work in a profession that is notoriously unfashionable. I’m pretty unfashionable myself, but I do make sure that things match. If anything I probably go too far in that direction (i.e. maroon sweater, black slacks, maroon socks, black shoes), while a more fashionable person might be trying out more daring color combinations. I hate to break it to you, but you may be more unfashionable than you think. That “match the socks and the sweater” thing went out of style in about 1988. As a general rule, your socks should match either your pants or your shoes. (Referring to work-wear only, of course.) > [@twickster](#): > > Welcome to the Boards, **heavybuhbuh**. I’m moving this thread to IMHO, where I think it’s a better fit. Dude! You totally missed your opportunity to make a mildly humorous pun! Like “it’s a better match” or something. Seriously, ever since you became a mod, you have NOT been meeting your lame joke quota. If I don’t see noticeable improvement in the next six weeks, I’m taking my money elsewhere! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542/22 "2009-11-15T05:26:19Z")
Given that Playtex seems to make Cruzado Mágico only in white, light brown and dark brown and that it’s among the very few underwire-less brands of bras that don’t lead to uniboob, color coordinating that much would leave me very few options. I rarely coordinate the outerwear, even. I make sure it doesn’t clash, but monochromatic people (unless it’s a very basic shade) generally look completely unstilish to me, it’s like they’re afraid to match the violet skirt and violet blouse with anything other than a violet cardigan, violet pantyhose and violet pumps… ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542/23 "2009-11-15T05:32:11Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > I hate to break it to you, but you may be more unfashionable than you think. That “match the socks and the sweater” thing went out of style in about 1988. As a general rule, your socks should match either your pants or your shoes. (Referring to work-wear only, of course.) Well, I would more often be wearing black socks with the outfit described. I must own at least ten pairs of black socks, several maroon tops, and only the one pair of maroon socks. But if I am wearing the maroon socks it would be with a maroon top as opposed to say a green top. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542/24 "2009-11-15T05:36:09Z")
No. Most of my underwear and socks are black but I don’t care what I grab in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542/25 "2009-11-15T05:38:41Z")
Just barely, but only because I am married. She has this idea that if I wear a black shirt, I can’t wear brown shoes. Ok dear… Underwear though? No. She doesn’t care about that, and I don’t. I only get naked for her so that her opinion is all that matters to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-color-coordinated/517542.md?page=1)