{"id":83190,"date":"2024-06-02T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=83190"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:54:34","slug":"match-dress-shoes-with-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/shoes\/match-dress-shoes-with-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Match Your Shoes With Your Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-182454\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOTW-Match-Shoes-to-Suit-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing four men in different colored suits, each perfectly coordinating their outfits with matching shoes. A red suit pairs with red shoes, a gray suit with black shoes, a brown suit coordinates with brown shoes, and a blue suit matches blue shoes.\" width=\"750\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOTW-Match-Shoes-to-Suit-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOTW-Match-Shoes-to-Suit-1-320x280.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOTW-Match-Shoes-to-Suit-1-640x560.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/match-tie-with-shirt-suit\/\">Once you have your shirt and tie put together<\/a>, you need to match your shoes to your suit. To do this, know that there are three main colors of dress shoe \u2014 black, brown, and burgundy\/oxblood \u2014 to go with five main colors of suit \u2014 light gray, dark gray\/charcoal, navy blue, brown, and black. You can&#8217;t wear any shoe with any suit, so use the above illustration to help you make the appropriate selection. The only suits that go with every color shoe, and therefore are the most versatile, are navy blue and light gray. The least versatile suit \u2014 black \u2014 should really only be paired with black shoes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you have multiple options of shoe color, how do you know what to go with? Keep the following in mind to determine what color shoe to wear to any given event (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/shoes\/the-mens-dress-shoe-hierarchy\/\">and use the dress shoe hierarchy to then determine the right style<\/a>):&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burgundy\/oxblood \u2014 more casual, stylish, creative; less formal&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Brown \u2014 versatile; not casual but not formal; middle of the road and safe&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Black \u2014 formal, getting down to business&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember too: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/accessories\/how-to-match-belt-with-clothes\/\">your belt should always be the same color as your shoes<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1500388686&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=e447a6af40e5ceee8e39cf768219ac51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" data-amzn-asin=\"0316362654\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! Pick up a copy on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1500388686&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=e447a6af40e5ceee8e39cf768219ac51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" data-amzn-asin=\"0316362654\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you have your shirt and tie put together, you need to match your shoes to your suit. To do this, know that there are three main colors of dress shoe \u2014 black, brown, and burgundy\/oxblood \u2014 to go with five main colors of suit \u2014 light gray, dark gray\/charcoal, navy blue, brown, and black. 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