Best shoes with a dark grey pinstripe suit

[notfortheweak]

I'm looking to get a new pair of shoes to go with the suit pictured below. I've got a pair of J Crew wingtips that I've realized I don't particularly like with the suit (not formal enough because of the rubber soles), but I'm not sure what direction I should go in. I'm thinking I may just want to go with a black captoe oxford, but I'm wondering what my options would be here...

 

[tim_horton]

Hard to tell if that suit is charcoal, or gray.

A charcoal pinstripe suit screams business, and formal, to me. I'd go with a black cap toe oxford, or a black punch cap oxford.

If it's mid gray I'd be more open to brown... but not much more. I would still lean heavily towards black with those pinstripes.

Also, from your post it's a bit unclear what shoes you do have. If you don't have a black cap toe (or punch cap), then I'd definitely go with that. It'll go with the suit and is the most basic business shoe you can get.

 

[tps16]

+1 black oxford

 

[SpooPoker]

Black oxford, sure. I wore this today though, looked great.

 

[ThatGuy]

Originally Posted by tps16

+1 black oxford

Personally, I would not wear anything but the above with that suit you showed.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Allen Edmonds Park Avenue or an equivalent would be a good start.

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[Matt S]

A dark grey pinstripe suit needs black shoes. Such a business suit needs proper business shoes.

 

[Gus]

Hard to go wrong with a half brogue like this. You will wear it for years. IMO the AEs are good shoes but these are far more interesting and yet classic.

 

[JayJay]

Today I'm wearing dark brown shoes with a medium gray 3-pc flannel pinstripe suit. For more formal occasions I think black looks better and is more appropriate.

 

[The Louche]

Originally Posted by JayJay

Today I'm wearing dark brown shoes with a medium gray 3-pc flannel pinstripe suit. For more formal occasions I think black looks better and is more appropriate.

I think it needs to be an oxford of one of the most conservative varieties - cap toe, punch toe, or adelaide. Black is probably best, but very dark brown will work in all but the most conservative situations, and will be more interesting IMO.