Chocoholic

Rich chocolate brown shades are definitely on the menu for fall, on everything from gowns to gauchos. These delicious hues have CC positively melting!! The best part about the chocoholic trend? You won't gain an ounce!

Jean Paul Gaultier's floor length confection sets the scene . . .

Runway photos via style.com.

Carolina Herrera

Elie Saab

Akris

Donna Karan
Richard Chai

Burberry Prorsum

The accessories are dark and delectable as well!

At Carolina Herrera, there were "hunting chic" hats and boots in rich chocolate hues.

Natasha Poly in a brown newsboy cap and dark lipstick at D&G

And at Dolce & Gabbana, it wasn't just handbags and chapeaus that got in on the trend - check out the chocolate nail lacquer - yum!

What to buy, you ask? Well, naturally, chocolate brown accessories are sweet!

Not to put too fine a point on it, but Loeffler Randall Matilde flat wedge boots are really the cream of the crop. Go to shopbop.com to buy.

Delman kitten heel crocodile pump, at Bergdorf Goodman
Jean Paul Gaultier ankle bootie with side strap, at shopbop.com - these look good enough to eat

At left: The Urban Shoe Myth!

Manolo Blahnik dark brown Mary Jane, at Neiman Marcus

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Dooney & Bourke medium logo lock satchel. Visit Dooney.com

Givenchy large Cracked Nightingale bag, at Barneys New York

Chloe large Heloise bag, at Aloha Rag New York. Go to aloharag. com

If solid brown is a bit too conservative for your downtown taste, not to worry! Chocolate is a friend to all, including brights!

Davis by Ruthie Davis Walnut & Grape Nut Heel at Kitson Boutique, Los Angeles. Visit shopkitson.com to buy this fierce footwear!

Tory Burch Happy clutch, at shopbop.com

Lockheart brown and green Kate Theory bag, at Kitson

Michael Kors trapeze coat, at net-a-porter.com
Notify Treated Azalee flare jean, at shopbop.com.

A touch of polyurethane gives this denim a leather-like sheen: a sassy alternative to the slick black jean!!

Castle Starr vortex print dress.

Visit revolveclothing.com to purchase.


Robert Rodriguez bubble skirt, at shopbop.com.
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Black Halo colorblock belted bustier dress, at chickdowntown.com.

Note that dark brown can be worn with gray, black, or both!

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Sonia by Sonia Rykiel bow detail knit dress.

Visit net-a-porter.com to buy.

DKNY Alice print silk scarf dress. Go to shopbop.com.

Development tank with bow, at chickdowntown.com.

Chocolate and silver, an unlikely combination (unless you are a Hershey's Kiss!), look scrumptious together, non?

Robert Rodriguez lace blousant silk-twill blouse, at shopbop.com - sexy and sultry!
Twenty8Twelve Claudia leather jacket, also at shopbop.com - a modern take on the leather bomber - quite chic (and we'd expect no less from Miss Sienna Miller and her sister)!

CC won't say that brown is the new black, but chocolate and black definitely match! Don't be afraid to mix brown with brights, too!

Conspicuous chocolate consumption is the name of the game, darlings!

xoxox,

CC