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will this do? · Post by **will this do?** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:24 am

I am being the bridegroom at a wedding (what an odd way of putting it). I have purchased a suit, which is blue (quite dark, or quite bright - depending on the light), a blue shirt, and a white over white embroidered paisley tie, and some shoes.

The question is, should those shoes have been black, or chestnut brown?

roger plywood · Post by **roger plywood** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:35 pm

Oooh, tough one. depends a lot on age i reckon. Under 40 i'd recommend black, over 40 otherwise.

I saw some nice silver ones recently (i aint kiddin') which would definitely go with the blue suit you've described. Maybe not ideal for a wedding mind.

clewsr · Post by **clewsr** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:43 pm

personally reckon you're safer with black, but then I'm no shoe expert.

nasty · Post by **nasty** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:54 pm

I would say black, particularly for a wedding, and they will offer more choice when considering future suits. Blue suits with brown shoes just doesn't feel right to me.

spliffboy · Post by **spliffboy** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:42 pm

Got to be black....I can't believe that people are even considering brown!

My brother chose brown shoes for his wedding and as best man I had to wear the damn things....I was horrified....first pair of brown shoes I've worn since I was old enough to make my own choices

sly saxon · Post by **sly saxon** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:20 pm

Chestnut brown y'say? Brogues?

Go for it.

Some researchâ€¦came up with this.

http://fashion.about.com/cs/menstips/l/blaskmen.htm

Black and Blue
Q. I've always been told never to wear black and navy blue together but I've seen a lot of men wearing black shoes with their dark navy blue pants. Is that acceptable dress or a fashion mistake?

A.Black and blue are perfectly OK to wear together, and actually the preferred combo. I'm not sure exactly when the aesthetic changed, but I do remember when cordovan or brown were acceptable choices for navy.

(Advice from the USA, but sort of Oking the brown).

http://www.career.gatech.edu/student/in ... first.html

Since the wrong color or style of shoes can detract from the most expensive, tailor made suit, choose shoes with care. Select a dark leather dress shoe that blends with the suit. Brown shoes with a blue suit are not acceptable. Polished shoes are mandatory.

(No to brown in Job interviewsâ€¦how transferable is this advice?)

http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/career ... uccess.htm

Select either black or brown shoes for the interview. Socks should also compliment your shoe color. Make sure your shoes are polished well.

(Hmmâ€¦job interview adviceâ€¦but American again).

http://www.thechapmagazine.com/sartorial.html

Is brown in town not even allowed during the day at weekends?

Although I admire the fastidiously correct in their dress sense, I also feel that too much good taste stifles adventure. What I cannot abide are the mealy mouthed middle class bylaws thought up by 1950s menswear salesmen for the benefit of wage slaves and office wallahs. The sight of Ian Carmichael striding down Davis St, W.1. in a three-piece fawn cavalry twill suit was an inspirational moment for me in the 1960s, and I think it was a Thursday.

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clewsr · Post by **clewsr** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:46 pm

consumate research there, Sly. I'm impressed.

ORBITAL · Post by **ORBITAL** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:16 pm

Id go for a no-nonsense black brogue. You could get away with wearing brown if they were a more casual style say like mocs and you didnt wear a tie

Post by **runcible** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:19 pm

I'm sure Patrick Bateman has a view on this kind of clothing combination.

spaceman13 · Post by **spaceman13** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:52 pm

I'm sure Patrick Bateman has a view on this kind of clothing combination.

Heard he's the only one to visit Whitney since she entered rehab.

Crack is for po folk, I ain't po.

jess farr · Post by **jess farr** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:27 pm

I've been told that your shoes must match your belt.
I found out the hard way.
go for black.

twentysixdollars · Post by **twentysixdollars** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:48 pm

Black.

Take it from the divorced man.

Brown is a nyet with blue. Black and blue have been acceptable as long as any of us have been alive.

And congratulations! (<--The part everyone else seems to have missed)

asd2112 · Post by **asd2112** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:35 pm

white on white tie? that has gots to go.

Adovadotchka · Post by **Adovadotchka** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:20 am

Definitely the black shoes...yes I am an American, but I am also female. I recommend asking the bride/her mother/your mother, as they are the only ones likely to notice or give a damn.

will this do? · Post by **will this do?** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:13 am

Thanks for the advice - and the congrats $26.

I already have the shoes though, and they are...chestnut brogues, from Jones'. I will be ploughing my own furrow on that front, it seems - perhaps in accordance wth the advice from the Chap magazine "mealy mouthed middle class bylaws thought up by 1950s menswear salesmen for the benefit of wage slaves and office wallahs" (and I will side-step the vexed question of belt colour by not wearing one).

Relax about the tie, though - I will not ever think of wearing it again - I am not a footballer!

Spiritualized

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