Matching Men’s shoes with suits or pants
Men often have questions as to how to match their shoes against their clothing, like suit or pants. Actually it is not as difficult as they think it is since the choices of colors for men’s shoes are quite limited. Unless you have a taste for extraordinary colors,there should not be much of a problem in coordinating dress shoes.
The formality of dress shoes begins from the darkness of its color. For example, black is always the most formal color while light brown is the least formal. So you should match your shoes against your suits or pants based on the occasion. If you are attending a formal business dinner, then naturally black shoes are your ultimate choice rather than brown shoes.
Of late, there are more men wearing light brown or camel colored dress shoes against their dark colored suits or pants. These high contrast creates a very trendy style which is personally liked by many. However, we should also note that this combination gives a more casual feel towards it.
What if the suit or pants are brown-based colors like olive or chocolate colors? Must we definitely wear it against brown shoes? Not necessarily, black shoes are just as fine. Of course, brown shoes would let the color flow very smoothly but black is still a color that can fit nicely. Remember that black is the color for formal. Lace-up shoes are one step better than slip-ons for their formality. At the same time, lace-ups are split into Balmoral and Blucher types.The latter is always considered less formal because of its open throat design.
So remember that whether you want a formal or casual look it would depend on your choice of two criteria: the dress shoe style and its color.
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