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Shoes too brown for a grey suit? Help! Pic included

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Originally Posted by Chris_AK
Really? Only dark brown?

BrownShoes_Thumb.jpg


That's lightgrey not charcoal...
 

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Originally Posted by lasbar
That's lightgrey not charcoal...

You are correct, sir. But I was replying to this:
Originally Posted by tim_horton
I'm the opposite. The lighter the gray, the more likely I am to go with brown shoes (and then, only dark brown.)

But as tim_horton later pointed out, it's really a matter of personal preference.
 

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Originally Posted by Chris_AK
You are correct, sir. But I was replying to this:

But as tim_horton later pointed out, it's really a matter of personal preference.


The patina/antiquing makes it work because there are different shades of brown in the shoe and some of them are dark...
 

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