I know there are plenty of fashion/attire threads out there but I haven't seen this spoken about anywhere. What color shoes do you wear with a navy suit? My fiancee seems to think that one should only wear brown shoes with navy pants b/c black doesn't go with navy. however, we've seen a bunch of people in the city walking around with black shoes while wearing navy. do you guys only wear brown shoes w/ navy suits?
also, does anyone wear a raincoat in the summer when it rains or does everyone just grab an umbrella?
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What Color Shoes with Navy Pants?
Although there are countless images of fashion pictures and themes of different colored shoes with navy pants, the community of WSO has some recommendations for what to wear!
It all boils down to what the occasion is. For events that are more important and formal, it is recommended that you wear black shoes and it is more traditional and considered more professional. On the other hand, for small meetings and more business casual events, brown shoes are acceptable.
User @Devils Advocate", an investment banking vice president, makes a good point regarding brown shoes:
I prefer to wear brown shoes with navy suits, but brown shoes can be seen as a little too fashion forward to some on Wall Street, so I try not to attract attention to myself and stick to black.
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I prefer to wear brown shoes with navy suits, but brown shoes can be seen as a little too fashion forward to some on Wall Street, so I try not to attract attention to myself and stick to black.
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black shoes and navy pants are OK.
It's an extremely traditional look. I'd say stick with it depending on where you work. That said, I don't believe that all shades of brown work with a Navy suit. For example, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing Cordovan with Navy, but I would go with a lighter shade. Then again, all of my browns tend to be in the vein of Cordovan.
Funny you should mention this, because the other day I was told by an employee at Macy's that Cordovan is what one should wear with a Navy suit if you are wearing anything other than a white dress shirt. However, if you are going the traditional route, Navy with a white shirt, it is recommended that you wear black shoes.
I guess you just have to try both shoes on before and see which one looks best.
Black shoes work perfectly. Brown for a more "casual" look.
i actually started a thread about this exact topic a couple weeks ago, and it was beaten to death. search "Brown Shoes in an Interview" i believe it was called.
after some of the responses i got, i almost never plan on wearing brown shoes with a navy suit. which leaves me in the dark as to what to wear these brown AE Park Ave's with, but ill manage.
No you got beat to death because the question was about wearing them at an interview, not just a general question about in the office which is a completely different thing. Personally I like brown shoes with a proper navy suit.
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