Do oxblood shoes go with brown leather end braces?

[keveve1]

Hi guys!

I'm in the process of expanding my shoe wardrobe and i have recently fallen in love with the colour and richness of oxblood leather shoes. I already have all the basics covered in terms of black and dark brown and as i am a braces/suspender wearer with my suits and trousers, my collection of braces are build around the same principles of black and brown leather ends to go with my shoe collection. Would it therefore be proper to pair oxblood shoes with brown leather end braces, or is this a faux pas that should be avoided?

Kind regards,
K.

 

[owenlloyd512]

I wouldn't worry about it, just go for it. too much matchy matchy can be a faux pas in itself really. Its not like you can get oxblood end braces easily anyway.

 

[ValidusLA]

Agree. I think this goes into overthinking, and as @owenlloyd512 says, it would be very hard to find oxblood end braces in the first place.

 

[JFWR]

I generally am of the opinion that brown is near enough to oxblood that you can get away with it without worrying that it looks out of place.

The same is true of oxblood shoes with brown belts.

 

[TimothyF]

I’ll make it easy for you: braces of any color go with shoes of any color. This from someone who wears braces (semi) regularly.