Cordovan Shoes OK for Business Dress?

[ProfessorShak]

I'm looking into getting a new pair of shoes I Like Alden and heard a lot about their Cordovan shoes. I was told that black is the standard for business dress, but would a pair of Cordovan shoes work as well?

Maybe something like this
http://www.aldenshoe.com/cat_ane4_2160.htm

 

[ohm]

Perhaps not in London, but certainly in the US.

 

[AnGeLiCbOrIs]

You can always go for black shell cordovan.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by AnGeLiCbOrIs

You can always go for black shell cordovan.

+1 As businessy as it gets. Color 8 (cordovan color) is standard business wear in the US as well.

 

[Tarmac]

I have plain-toe bals in #8 and I certainly wear them in business situations. I don't see how they could be less appropriate than the same shoe in burgundy calf.

 

[zjpj83]

yes

 

[rioni]

I rock my #4's for biz

 

[Sublime_Law]

cordovan oxfords look great with navy and charcoal suits

 

[Lel]

Originally Posted by ProfessorShak

I'm looking into getting a new pair of shoes I Like Alden and heard a lot about their Cordovan shoes. I was told that black is the standard for business dress, but would a pair of Cordovan shoes work as well?

Maybe something like this
http://www.aldenshoe.com/cat_ane4_2160.htm

I don't think anyone you work with would know was Cordovan is...

 

[porcelain monkey]

You can't go wrong with cordovan.

 

[The Louche]

Originally Posted by Lel

I don't think anyone you work with would know was Cordovan is...

Yea - I'd be shocked. Imagine your boss scolding you in front of other colleagues b/c your shoes aren't made of the proper type of leather. In a twist of irony I guess that if cordovan weren'tappropriate for the office, it would only be because they thought that corrected grain and rubber soles were the only acceptable options.

 

[robot]

aren't black shoes for weddings and funerals?