grey suit and brown shoes...at a wedding?

[JordanH.]

yesterday, i bought a gray suit with a very soft white double windowpane pattern going on. i want to wear a white shirt and a maroon striped tie. there are some brown shoes i'd like to wear with this suit.

the only problem is that i really don't know if the suit and the brown shoes will go well together. any advice is appreciated.

P.S.- I will post pictures of them together if anyone wants me to.

 

[Douglas]

It's fine. Do it. It will look better than black shoes. Try to stick to a darker brown.

 

[JordanH.]

hmm. the shoes are kind of light brown, but i have some medium brown loafers. do you think that these would work better?

 

[JetBlast]

Personally I would go with whatever the darker shade of brown is.

JB

 

[Bird's One View]

No loafers.

 

[Douglas]

Definitely no loafers.

If the suit is a light enough grey, you may be able to get away with the lighter brown shoes, but you're treading in dangerous territory. It has to be just right.

Pics would help.

I have to say though, I am a bit frightened to see pics. I fear you won't own the shoes to get this fully SF-approved.

 

[JordanH.]

i feel the exact same way Douglas. if i dont, i'll just wear my black shoes

 

[JordanH.]

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

looks fine to me, i doubt anyone will say anything really, other then maybe....wow you look nice!

 

[gumercindo]

I think it's a great look.

 

[JordanH.]

thanks guys, i really appreciate the advice and i'm very happy that the shoes are a good look for the suit.

 

[Douglas]

Looks good. Nay, looks great. Colors really work well together.

Only... you didn't let us see the rest of the shoes. Are they bluchers?

Advice:

- Polish the shoes.

- Have the pants altered.

 

[JordanH.]

i will probably post the rest of the shoes maybe tomorrow. they look almost exactly like these => http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN
they're in a similar color too.
one more question, where do you think i could find polish for this type of brown? do you think that any store that sells suits may have some?

sorry for all the questions, i'm new to all this.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

they're bluchers, so avoid running into any styleforum members and no one will know that you're wearing bluchers with a suit.

they're a little less formal then should be worn with a suit traditionally, but i think in todays day and age its no big deal.