Ever since brown became the new black on September 12, 2007 (I pinpointed the date), there's been an unavoidable question racing around fashion circles like a puppy chasing its own tail: is it okay to pair the new black with the old one?
Stylehive West Coast Bureau Chief Patricia Handschiegel has decided to take some time out from her daily tanning and exfoliating regimen (per L.A. law) to answer the question on our sister site
StyleDiary, in the first of our new daily "Dear Stylediary" features.
Click here for Patricia's insightful answer to the black + brown conundrum. And send her YOUR fashion questions to dearstylediary@stylediary.net!