I was going to wear some brown slacks and a blue or white dress shirt. Looking in my closet, however, I only a pair of black oxfords that would be appropriate as footwear. <BR><BR>People with some ...

medium-brown shoe is lovely with navy. Black works nicely, too. Just keep it dark. If you're wearing pants that are a brighter, lighter Bob Hope-style blue, then lighten the shoes accordingly.

I wore black shoes to go with the pants and a brown belt to bring ... in cooler weather, with a brown tweed jacket. Dark brown shoes and some shade of brown belt would work well.

Please tell me who started the fashion craze for men wearing brown shoes with black or navy's blue suits? Guys, you wear black shoes with dark colored suits. You look like a clown, you may as well ...

Brown shoes are always less dressy than black. Variations exist ... with a navy blazer and khaki pants?" The third shoe color -- cordovan -- is perfect. This dark mahogany color, slightly reddish ...

Earth tones will look great with brown shoes, while more urbane or sporty colors will look great with black. Navy can go both ways. If your pants are black or brown, it’s usually as simple as ...

What shades of blue trousers are best when wearing light-brown or "cognac" shoes? — Drew Iacovazzi, West Hartford, Conn. With lighter-brown shoes, any pants that fall in the broad deep-navy-to ...

By Vanessa Friedman Sometime in the last two years, it became fashionable for men to wear brown shoes with blue or black pants. I thought there was a rule against this. How did the new trend start ...

This specific departure (which I wrote about recently) is the newish style of wearing medium-to-dark brown shoes with navy and with gray suits; both of those are usually worn with black shoes.