How to Style Brown Pants

One of my favorite wardrobe essentials is a pair of classic brown pants. They are a stylish wardrobe staple in a versatile color that can be dressed up or down for any occasion and worn year round. I wear them for work days, date nights and everything in between because they’re just that versatile!

Whether you’re looking for a sophisticated office look or a casual weekend outfit, these pants can be easily incorporated into your wardrobe. Let me show you how to wear them!

Brown Pants to Buy

When it comes to brown pants, it’s best to stick with silhouettes you already love and feel confident wearing. I personally opt for rich, warm brown colors that aren’t too dark. I find that really dark pants or cold tone colors of brown don’t work as well and can feel outdated and a little too formal or office like (unless your plan is to wear them to the office of course!).

For silhouettes, I lean towards wider leg trousers, wide-leg pants and straight pants for a modern stylish look. Depending on the season, you may want to opt for a more lightweight material or something heavier. A pair of brown corduroy pants can be great for winter, while brown trouser pants can work year round .

Here are a few of my favorite go-to pairs:

What Colors Go with Brown Pants?

Figuring out what to wear with brown pants can be tricky—can you wear black with brown and how about colors?! There are so many colors that work with brown. If you need more ideas for what colors to mix with brown whether it’s tops or bottoms, check this post for more ideas.

How To Style Brown Pants—Cute Brown Pants Outfits

For these outfits with brown pants, I’m wearing my favorite Mason pants from Reformation, but I included more options above that would also work with these looks! I hope these

Spring & Summer Brown Pants Outfit Ideas

Brown Oversized Pant Outfit with a Black Crop Top or Tank Top

This outfit is one of my favorites for spring and summer, especially when paired with wide-leg trousers. It’s perfect for lunch with friends or a casual date night. Throw on some strappy black sandals and your favorite neutral bag and you’re ready to go.

Brown Pants Outfit with White Button Down Shirt

I love this pairing—a classic piece of clothing, like a white shirt, tucked into trousers. Similar to pairing it with a pair of jeans, the pants just dress it up a bit.

For a more casual summer outfit, this would look so great with these pants as well. Add a belt for some waist definition and your favorite black sandals. This would make for a nice business casual look.

Brown Pants with a Denim Shirt

Similar to the above outfit but with some more contrast. This gives me early 2000’s J.Crew vibes with some layered gold jewelry and a bun. This outfit would be perfect for work if go into an office or if you just want to feel pulled together at home. You can option for a light or dark color blue here.

I’d wear this with black shoes, typically sandals, sandals or my favorite pair of sneakers. If you want to wear brown shoes, make sure there’s enough contrast with your pants.

White Tank, Brown Pants & Striped Sweater

If you’re anything like me and always chilly, this simple outfit with a white shirt or tank top and brown trousers is instantly elevated and made more interesting by throwing a striped sweater over your shoulders. I’d opt for either a neutral one like this or a striped one like this for some more contrast. Both give a beachy, seaside vibe that’s so fun for spring and summer.

Brown Pants with Blue Embroidered Shirt

Another great office outfit with brown pants! Pair it with a gorgeous blue embroidered top or fancy blue blouse and a pair of flats or low heels for a pretty and professional outfit. My favorite place to find special tops like this is Sézane—they always have so many beautiful pieces that you’ll have in your wardrobe forever.

Fall & Winter Brown Pant Outfit Ideas

Stripes & Brown Wide-Leg Pants

To me a stripe is basically a neutral, and pairing it with these solid colored pants is a fun way to add more color and give it a casual vibe that’s perfect for anytime of year. Choose colorful stripes, black and white, or blues! This is a perfect outfit for coffee with a friend or for a casual work day.

Outfit with Brown Pants & Navy Sweater

Such a simple and classic outfit pairing. I love how the more fitted style of this v-neck sweater contrasts with the wide-leg pants. Pair with some white sneakers for a fun sporty look, or dress it up with some heels and a fancy jacket for work or a night out.

Brown Pants Outfit with Striped Green Sweater

Green and brown can work together, but the trick is getting the right colors. Often times it reminds me of Shaggy from Scooby Doo. To break up that idea, I paired it with a striped green sweater tee and I think it balances out very nicely. There’s enough contrast here that these colors all work together and not so much green that these earth tones look overly earthy.

This would look great with a black leather moto jacket thrown on top too.

Cream Sweater Outfit with Brown Pants

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve worn this outfit! It’s so easy to throw on and looks great every time. To keep things from feeling too heavy, putting my hair in a low bun to balance out the bulky sweater feels right. To add a pop of color, tie a fun silk scarf onto your handbag. As for shoes, sneakers, heeled booties or ballet flats are great.

Related: How to Tie a Hair Scarf

Brown Sweater & Brown Pants Outfit

This is such a fun and chic combination and the trick is pairing browns that pair well together—wear warm browns together and cool browns together. You can choose browns that are really similar or some with slight variations in their shade for some interesting contrast. I added a red ballet flat for a fun pop of color!

Black and Brown Pant Outfit

Another OG Classic combination—black and brown pants and yes, this color combination looks great together. They key is choosing pants that aren’t too dark so you have some contrast between your top and bottom.

For extra warmth, toss on an additional jacket for layering.

No matter what your personal style is, you can find a way to work these brown pants into your wardrobe throughout the year. and I hope these brown pants outfit ideas wee helpful in getting you dressed!

BTW, 17 chic white pants outfit to wear this summer, and how to wear green pants.