I can't say that I'd feel comfortable walking in public wearing matchy-matchy outfits with my other half (remember the Beckhams in leather!) but I can definitely say that I'm not adverse to a bit of colour co-ordination. With pictures of a now public Kimye (that's Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) all over the press, my attention was drawn to the fashion, as usual. Now to me, couples who dress in similar colours, prints or styles either have a deeper connection that syncs their fashion choices through the psyche or they're just so vain they actually take time to plan it.
It's not a bad choice to be coordinated, after all style compliments style but I'd rather it be kept to a minimum, plaid and tartan that excludes you, sorry. Here I take a look at the couples who in some way chose to display their matching styles in their own individual-ish ways. Like they say: The couple to styles together...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (Kimye) seem to have a thing for monochrome, they even take turns in a grey jumper while the other wears complete black then both donning black and white numbers. Now Kim and Kanye are individually two of the vainest people in the media, so I can totally see them planning their outfit co-ordinations weeks in advance, the good news is it works. Whether or not the relationship does is a completely different post.
Kate and Wills seem natural to their ensemble choices approach, so we don't always catch them matching. The few times we do, it's in the most subtle, complimentary way possible, blue being a popular colour of choice for them. On the casual occasions, their choice of white shirts and varying shades of purple jumpers is as far as they will go.
When it comes to matching couples, no one does it better than the Beckhams. With years of practice (and faux pas'), Victoria and David do it like no other. From the matching leather get up in the early years, the fashion lovers have come a long way, now usually only choosing to compliment each other with their colour choices.
Lala and Carmelo Anthony (Larmelo) have a trick, he wears the hints, she wears the highlights. Check out how in a classy way, the baller couple compliment each other by choosing one point to focus on. Whether it's prints, neutrals, reds or mustard, they get it right each time, slam dunk I say.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt or Brangelina, don't deviate from what works for them, she wears a classic dress and he wears a suave suit so the only thing these two will match is colour. I'm loving their navy and black combos.
They might no longer be a couple but when Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were together, they were really were together. Seen here in brown, Ashton compliments Demi's brown dress with a brown shirt and and white suit. Although Ashton efforts is sweet, he looks more like he's paying homage to his former show 'That 70's Show'.
Colin Firth and his wife knows the effects of monochrome. By showing white in the lines and train panels of her black dress, Colin Firth's wife compliments his simple tux and shirt perfectly.
Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman get this look so right. Drew's tux top compliments Wills jacket to a T, with almost a Mr and Mrs version going on display. Drew nicely lady's it up more with a floral maxi skirt. Although Will didn't sport any floral on his wears, maybe that's why they chose to pose in front of the rose wall, clever!
Although this picture was taken in 2008, Mariah Carey and Nick Canon still compliment each other now even down to their twin babies. Here the couple chose to do a Mr and Mrs version of their winter ready snow puffa jackets, then both opting for black tops and pants but choosing different red accessories to 'spice' it up a bit. Mariah went for the snow boots while Nick went for the hat, don't think it made them that much different if you ask me.
Mick Jagger and L'wren Scott might be a long way from matching ages but they got this look just right. With Mick in a simple coral shirt and black wax jacket, L'wen compliments him beautifully in a rose gold glitter dress.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth take a more casual approach to matching. Check out their loose whites, even the dog got in on it, how cute!
Prateik Babbar and Amy Johnson look gorgeous in a sea of complimentary blue. She dons a full blue jumpsuit while he dons a blue velvet blazer. She dons the black belt while he dons the black trousers. Team work!
For Twi-hard fans, this is a match made in heaven, let alone match made in style. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart go classic and elegant, thankfully only matching in the colour black (Imagine him in embellishments!). The sheer elements at the bottom of her dress rework the grey elements of his shirt.
Hollywood's hot couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively actually don't match at all but they still compliment each other very well. Whites and grey are related so they go very well together, like the people wearing them.
When it comes to height, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes don't match at all but they're truly in sync when it comes to colour and even shades co-ordination.
