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Brown or Walnut For Navy Blue Pinstripe Suit?

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I was thinking about AE's Park Ave or 5th Ave to go with a navy blue pinstripe suit. I can't decide between the walnut or dark brown and I'm ordering them so I can't see the colors in person.

Opinions on which brown would look better? I really love the walnut but I'm a little afraid of how light it would be compared to the color of the suit. Dark brown seems like the easy option.
 
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I think the walnut calf in Fifth Avenue would look great with the navy pinstripe. Not so much with the walnut grain calf in Park Avenue.
 
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Any dark pinstripe suit for me would require black shoes. My second choice would be a burgundy shoe. I would prefer dark brown over walnut. I have a hard time picturing walnut shoes with a business suit.
 
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I am wearing ginger suede with a navy stripe today. I wear nearly any color shoe with navy.
 
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Not keen on brown leather with navy, I always wear black. I could [just] wear that chestnut colour with a navy flannel chalkstripe however. This colour.
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