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Beige suit. Pair with what color shirt/tie?

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It's a light beige three button suit. (don't have the pics)

I'm wearing this to a wedding/cocktail affair in California. I would like to know what color shirt and tie should I pair with this suit. I already have a crisp white shirt. I have dark brown shoes.

I haven't wore a suit in a long time need your help.


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The best shirt is probably going to be a mid blue end on end although you might want to experiment with different shades of blue to get the optimum look. As a generalisation the darker blues are going to look better but NOT as dark as french blue. Ties? Terribly hard to say because there are so many choices but consider darker blue with a contrasting spot, say pink. Or check out some of those diagonal striped linen or linen/silk mix Italian ties in pink and white stripes. Yellow ties could also look good. Alternatively one of those ties by folks on Martha's Vineyard with shark or cocktail motifs. If plain Blue doesn't appeal for shirts check out blue check or stripes but the pattern needs to be pretty dense not too much white. Solid pink or patterned pink shirts would probably also work with this suit if you don't like blue.
 

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Originally Posted by tyronegoldberg
Thanks. I appreciate it.

Don't wear the white shirt with your tan suit. It's something of a sartorial faux pas basically because it looks awful.
 
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Originally Posted by John Ellis
Don't wear the white shirt with your tan suit. It's something of a sartorial faux pas basically because it looks awful.

I understand. haha. I'm glad I found this forum. It's about time I start wearing clothes.

Thanks again and this won't be the last time you'll hear from me.
 

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I'm jumping on this thread because I need similar advice. I have a lightweight beige suit I'm wearing to get married in the Caribbean (casual wedding). The tough part is finding a shirt-tie combo that will match my fiancee's light blue/seafoam dress. Most things I've see recommend a blue shirt, but this looks crappy with seafoam. And it's hard to find a seafoam shirt (even if I did, what the hell kind of tie would I wear with it?). I know it's considered lame-o to wear a white shirt with a beige suite, but could I pull it off with the right tie?

Also, for shoes, I'm thinking of wearing tan suede moccasin-type shoes. Does this sound about right?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 

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Ignoring the fact that this thred is 4 months old, if you are really hell-bent on matching your fiancee's color, perhaps you could simply wear a white shirt with a turqoise (is that similar to "sea foam"?) tie and similar colored pocket square. Beige is neutral, and there are a lot of options. As for shoes, I would at least use some sort of captoe oxford in brown, though a lot of this would be dictated by (1) the size of the wedding, and (2) the level of formality of the bridge/groom.
 

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Well I have run in to a similar dillema, I can't find a seafoam green shirt or tie at all!! I need to find it or something close or she will kill me, lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-mark
 

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im also in a similar situation. haha. i have a 3 piece beige/tan suit that i'll be wearing for my DA internship -- it has a very subtle horizontal pattern with the weave - i would assume a light blue or maybe even a light pink would work? i'll post pics of it next week since it's getting altered right now.
 

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Some options with a Blue Shirt: I used a Trench Coat we had in the Kids store just for color.

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Yea, well i dont have beige suit.. i actually just need a seafoam green tie/ shirt. Maybe Im in the wrong thread.
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I pair my tan suit with either light blue for a more dressier occasion such as a wedding etc. or my preference is for gingham in either, navy, mid-blue, red or mauve.

But this also depends on your skin type - as I have a slight olive complexion need to separate the tan (which always tend to have either a yellow or green hue) with sharper colours like the ones above.

As for ties, I tend to go for a solid knit.

Hope this helps - trying to find a pic..
 

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depends on the shade of tan. White and light blue are best, but if you're feeling bolder, a indigo gingham, for example, is a nice touch.
 

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