Q I read a lot of advice on matching clothes to your body shape, but where can I get guidance on how to match colors? I have a long suede skirt in chocolate brown that I love, but I have no idea what to wear with it.
-- Deborah in D.C.
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AStart by trying your skirt with a sweater in pale blue, light gray, champagne or a shade of winter white. Then, do some research. One unusual (but helpful) source for the palette-challenged: modern-oriented home decor catalogues. They often highlight similar color combos to those in clothing catalogues and fashion magazines (which, of course, you should also check out) but in simplified, toned-down versions. Want more electric ideas? Style.com's "power search" function lets you look up by clothing item the outfits that designers sent down recent runways -- so you can see how they made their mixes match. Sara Switzer
