This Is the Chicest One-Color Outfit to Wear Instead of All-Black Ones This Summer

By Swedan MargenJuly 3, 2025

I think there’s some conflation between all-black outfits and chic being the same. While an all-black look can be quite chic, summer is the perfect time to experiment and showcase the full extent of your personal style. While stepping out of a premiere in London, actress Jessica Alba reminded me of this sentiment by wearing a full chocolate brown outfit. The contrasting textures of her strapless satin dress and leather bucket bag perfectly complemented each other. She added minimal gold jewelry, gold decorative heels, and a fun bag charm, which showed me just how creative you can be, even with a monochromatic outfit.

As we've been saying all year, brown is the new black, and I’m here for it. I’ve never been one to wear all-black outfits, so this look is refreshing to see, especially for summer. You don’t see this color palette in the warmer seasons often, but I think chocolate monochromatic outfits for nights out will take over for the rest of summer. If you’re over all-black outfits, keep scrolling.