in the winter months i do match my black shoes to my black purse to my black coats and just the same with my brown shoes, purse, coat. now in the summer months i have a multi-colored straw(ish) purse that goes with it all.matches all shirts( no coats in the summer), some sandals are black or brown, and some are diff colors or white.
i just can't stand to use a brown or black in the summer months to winter(ish) for me. but we only get about 6 weeks of summer so have to celebrate it every day!!!